1.Choose a major capital piece of equipment to be used in the radiology department of a hospital (e.g., CAT scan, MRI, nuclear medicine camera, etc.). Next, research and choose a vendor. Vendors such as GE, Siemens, or others can be located on the Internet.

Request information on cost justification and ROI from the vendor.

Write a justification for capital purchase (750+words) to your vice president as to why this would be a good investment for the hospital. Include the operating costs you took into consideration and what facility considerations are involved regarding this new piece of equipment.

Cite a minimum of three references to support your rationale.

Topic: APA
Order Description
APA: REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

In the book Cosmos by Carl Sagan, who was born in 1934 and died in 1996, the author shows landscape photos of Earth and Mars on page 132 and says, “Mars and Earth are similar worlds.” The book was published in 1980 by Random House of New York City. Use this information to answer the following items. Indicate your answer by coloring it or highlighting it. Remember that in this course we conform to traditional formatting including typing in Courier and double-spacing all text.

Item 1
How would the author component on the References page entry appear?

a) Carl Sagan c) Sagan, Carl e) Sagan, C g) Sagan, C
b) Carl Sagan. d) Sagan, Carl. f) Sagan, C. h) Sagan, C.

Item 2
How would the title component of the References page entry appear?

a) Cosmos c) Cosmos e) Cosmos
b) Cosmos. d) Cosmos. f) Cosmos.

Item 3
How would the publication component of the References page entry appear?

a) Random House of New York City
b) Random House: New York City
c) New York: Random House
d) New York City: Random House.
e) New York City; Random House.
f) New York: Random House.

Item 4
Write here the References page entry in its entirety. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced. A point will also be deducted if any line after the first isn’t properly indented. Control-T is the keystroke for a hanging indent.)
Item 5
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the full quotation above. Use both a signal phrase and a parenthetical notation, and be absolutely sure you include all three required components of an APA in-text citation, properly formatted. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
Item 6
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, but do not use a signal phrase. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
Item 7
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, and use only a parenthetical citation. Assume, however, that this sentence is being written in a paper which also uses cited material from Sagan’s other book The Dragons of Eden, which was published in 1977 by Ballantine Books of New York City and subtitled Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
MLA: REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

Published in 1981 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., of New York City, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, and Singapore, The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism was co-authored by Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin. Herman Wouk wrote the book’s Foreword. On page nineteen the authors write that Judaism not only allows but actually encourages doubt and questions because “absolute certainty in faith leads to fanaticism.” Use this information for all of the following items. Indicate your answer by coloring it or by highlighting it.

Item 1
Assume you are writing a paper in MLA style. How will the author component of the Works Cited entry appear?

a) Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin.
b) Prager, D., & Telushkin, J.
c) Prager, Dennis, and Joseph Telushkin.
d) Prager, Dennis, & Telushkin, Joseph.
e) Prager, Dennis, & Joseph Telushkin.

You know this because you are following model number (2) on page (423) in Hacker/Sommers (8th ed.).

Item 2
How will the publication component appear?

a) Simon & Schuster, Inc., of New York City, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, and Singapore (1981).
b) New York City: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1981
c) New York City; Simon and Schuster, 1981.
d) New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.
e) New York: Simon, 1981.
f) New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981.

You know this because you are following model number (30) on page (440) in Hacker/Sommers (8th ed.).

Item 3
Write here the Works Cited entry in its entirety. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error—inaccuracies, spelling, punctuation, and so on. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this entry is not double-spaced as necessary; and another point will be deducted if any line after the first is not properly indented. Use the Control-T command for hanging indentation of all lines after the first.) There is not enough space here to provide the entry: Expand the space here as necessary.

Prager, Dennis, and Joseph Telushkin. The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism. New York: Simon, 1981. Print.

Item 4
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the full quotation above. Use both a signal phrase and a parenthetical notation. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 5
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, but do not use a signal phrase. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 6
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, and use only a parenthetical citation. Assume, however, that this sentence is being written in a paper which also uses cited material from a book Prager wrote alone titled Think a Second Time and which was published in 1995 by ReganBooks, which is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., located at 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. The ISBN of the book is 0-06-098709-X. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 7
Write here the Works Cited entry for Think a Second Time. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this entry is not double-spaced as necessary; and another point will be deducted if any line after the first is not properly indented. Use the Control-T command for hanging indentation of all lines after the first.)

Test: MLA, APA, Both, or Neither
Content HIGHLIGHT correct answer

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Test Information
Instructions
Description I have insisted all along that MLA and APA work similarly in many ways, yet each has its own unique style. These items will help you see in more detail how MLA and APA work alike and work differently.
Instructions For each item below, determine if the sentence could work correctly for only an MLA paper, only an APA paper, both MLA and APA, or neither. Please assume that Wayne W. Dyer, PhD, authored a text in 1976 that included this provocative statement: “Your guilt is an attempt to change history.” This statement is printed on page 101. Also, please assume that each statement below has been double-spaced and that your paper is doing a historical review of the concept of guilt in the twentieth century.
Multiple Attempts Not allowed. This test can only be taken once.
Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later.

Question Completion Status:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
QUESTION 1
Dr. Wayne Dyer is a popular author of self-help books; he wrote his first big seller in the 1970s.

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for both MLA and APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 2
Dyer (1976) claims that “your guilt is an attempt to change history.” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 3
“Your guilt,” said W. W. Dyer (1976), “is an attempt to change history” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 4
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (1976) makes a startling claim: “Your guilt is an attempt to change history” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 5
Dyer says that “your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 6
Dr. Dyer explains “your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 7
Wayne quotes, “Your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

Topic: APA
Order Description
APA: REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

In the book Cosmos by Carl Sagan, who was born in 1934 and died in 1996, the author shows landscape photos of Earth and Mars on page 132 and says, “Mars and Earth are similar worlds.” The book was published in 1980 by Random House of New York City. Use this information to answer the following items. Indicate your answer by coloring it or highlighting it. Remember that in this course we conform to traditional formatting including typing in Courier and double-spacing all text.

Item 1
How would the author component on the References page entry appear?

a) Carl Sagan c) Sagan, Carl e) Sagan, C g) Sagan, C
b) Carl Sagan. d) Sagan, Carl. f) Sagan, C. h) Sagan, C.

Item 2
How would the title component of the References page entry appear?

a) Cosmos c) Cosmos e) Cosmos
b) Cosmos. d) Cosmos. f) Cosmos.

Item 3
How would the publication component of the References page entry appear?

a) Random House of New York City
b) Random House: New York City
c) New York: Random House
d) New York City: Random House.
e) New York City; Random House.
f) New York: Random House.

Item 4
Write here the References page entry in its entirety. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced. A point will also be deducted if any line after the first isn’t properly indented. Control-T is the keystroke for a hanging indent.)
Item 5
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the full quotation above. Use both a signal phrase and a parenthetical notation, and be absolutely sure you include all three required components of an APA in-text citation, properly formatted. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
Item 6
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, but do not use a signal phrase. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
Item 7
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, and use only a parenthetical citation. Assume, however, that this sentence is being written in a paper which also uses cited material from Sagan’s other book The Dragons of Eden, which was published in 1977 by Ballantine Books of New York City and subtitled Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier, and another point will be deducted if additional lines after the first are not double-spaced.)
MLA: REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

Published in 1981 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., of New York City, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, and Singapore, The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism was co-authored by Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin. Herman Wouk wrote the book’s Foreword. On page nineteen the authors write that Judaism not only allows but actually encourages doubt and questions because “absolute certainty in faith leads to fanaticism.” Use this information for all of the following items. Indicate your answer by coloring it or by highlighting it.

Item 1
Assume you are writing a paper in MLA style. How will the author component of the Works Cited entry appear?

a) Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin.
b) Prager, D., & Telushkin, J.
c) Prager, Dennis, and Joseph Telushkin.
d) Prager, Dennis, & Telushkin, Joseph.
e) Prager, Dennis, & Joseph Telushkin.

You know this because you are following model number (2) on page (423) in Hacker/Sommers (8th ed.).

Item 2
How will the publication component appear?

a) Simon & Schuster, Inc., of New York City, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, and Singapore (1981).
b) New York City: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1981
c) New York City; Simon and Schuster, 1981.
d) New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981.
e) New York: Simon, 1981.
f) New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981.

You know this because you are following model number (30) on page (440) in Hacker/Sommers (8th ed.).

Item 3
Write here the Works Cited entry in its entirety. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error—inaccuracies, spelling, punctuation, and so on. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this entry is not double-spaced as necessary; and another point will be deducted if any line after the first is not properly indented. Use the Control-T command for hanging indentation of all lines after the first.) There is not enough space here to provide the entry: Expand the space here as necessary.

Prager, Dennis, and Joseph Telushkin. The Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism. New York: Simon, 1981. Print.

Item 4
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the full quotation above. Use both a signal phrase and a parenthetical notation. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 5
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, but do not use a signal phrase. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 6
Write here an in-text sentence in which you include the above quotation, and use only a parenthetical citation. Assume, however, that this sentence is being written in a paper which also uses cited material from a book Prager wrote alone titled Think a Second Time and which was published in 1995 by ReganBooks, which is a division of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., located at 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. The ISBN of the book is 0-06-098709-X. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this sentence is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this sentence is not properly double-spaced.) As above, there is not enough space here to provide your answer: Expand the space here as necessary.
Item 7
Write here the Works Cited entry for Think a Second Time. Be absolutely precise in spelling, punctuation, indentation, etc. (Scoring begins with 5 points and reduces by one point for each error. One point will be deducted if this entry is not typed in Courier; another point will be deducted if this entry is not double-spaced as necessary; and another point will be deducted if any line after the first is not properly indented. Use the Control-T command for hanging indentation of all lines after the first.)

Test: MLA, APA, Both, or Neither
Content HIGHLIGHT correct answer

Assistive Technology Tips [opens in new window]
Test Information
Instructions
Description I have insisted all along that MLA and APA work similarly in many ways, yet each has its own unique style. These items will help you see in more detail how MLA and APA work alike and work differently.
Instructions For each item below, determine if the sentence could work correctly for only an MLA paper, only an APA paper, both MLA and APA, or neither. Please assume that Wayne W. Dyer, PhD, authored a text in 1976 that included this provocative statement: “Your guilt is an attempt to change history.” This statement is printed on page 101. Also, please assume that each statement below has been double-spaced and that your paper is doing a historical review of the concept of guilt in the twentieth century.
Multiple Attempts Not allowed. This test can only be taken once.
Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later.

Question Completion Status:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
QUESTION 1
Dr. Wayne Dyer is a popular author of self-help books; he wrote his first big seller in the 1970s.

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for both MLA and APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 2
Dyer (1976) claims that “your guilt is an attempt to change history.” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 3
“Your guilt,” said W. W. Dyer (1976), “is an attempt to change history” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 4
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (1976) makes a startling claim: “Your guilt is an attempt to change history” (p. 101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 5
Dyer says that “your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 6
Dr. Dyer explains “your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA

QUESTION 7
Wayne quotes, “Your guilt is an attempt to change history” (101).

Correct for MLA only

Correct for APA only

Correct for either MLA or APA

Unacceptable for either MLA or APA