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Improving Childhood Literacy, Amy Williams
Improving Childhood Literacy, Amy Williams
IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects
This paper discusses my approach and solution to the problem of declining literacy rates among children in recent years. While there are many contributing factors, COVID lockdown and the reliance on technology have played a part. The approach to this problem was to start within my own community by building a Little Free Library. This library gave children the opportunity to have increased access to reading materials that interest them, free of charge. The children were also incentivized to read by the initiation of a summer reading program that included prizes for completion of a reading log. By generating interest …
Pandemic Plan Revision Capstone Project, Sharon L. Haylett
Pandemic Plan Revision Capstone Project, Sharon L. Haylett
IPS/BAS 495 Undergraduate Capstone Projects
A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for a company “. . . ensures that primary mission essential functions continue to be performed during a wide range of emergencies . . .” (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, n.d.). The COOP includes information for reacting to natural disasters, terrorist attacks, pandemics, etc. As my capstone project, the pandemic section has been updated using an integrative process to include new information and lessons learned from the current pandemic. The revised pandemic section will provide examples of protocols designed to keep employees and the public safe and healthy.