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Discuss at least two (2) challenges an administrator should consider when preparing a trend analysis over a five (5) year period.

AD 505 week 4 discussion

 

Original work only no plagiarism! These are discussion questions not to be written as an essay. Must follow format below! 2 part discussion 

Discussion 1

From the e-Activity about the “Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2009,” analyze and forecast a comparison of the population growth rate from 2010 through 2016 of the State of Michigan and your state. Provide these figures in your response for each year.

State 1: (Place your response here!)

State 2: (Place your response here!)

 

 

In a new and separate respond to the following:

Based on your prediction for the years 2015 and 2016, discuss the impact of each state’s population increase on the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts. Note: refer back to Week 3 and review the State of Michigan and your state’s budget.

 

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 1: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 2: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 3: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 4: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 1: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 2: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 3: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 4: (Place your response here!)

 

 

Discussion 2

Discuss at least two (2) challenges an administrator should consider when preparing a trend analysis over a five (5) year period.

Challenge 1: (Place your response here / Justify your response (hint – use the textbook)

 

Challenge 2: (Place your response here / Justify your response (hint – use the textbook)

 

Identify the innovator from 1815-1860 you feel had the most significant impact on American culture and expansion, including which innovation(s) and why.

HISTORY QUESTIONS

1.) Defend which reform movement you feel was most successful in this antebellum America; identify significant writings, leaders, methods, and obstacles faced when working towards this goal.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

2.) Identify the innovator from 1815-1860 you feel had the most significant impact on American culture and expansion, including which innovation(s) and why.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 

3.)Take the perspective of an American citizen in 1837, and identify yourself: location, age, and occupation. Assuming this role with no future knowledge, describe your view of Andrew Jackson. Provide an opinion on at least three distinct issues that took place during his administrations (1829-1837).  *I am female btw*

Your response must be at least 500 words in length

 

Everything must be cited in APA format and please use the textbooks as the main references:

 

Johnson, M. P. (2012). Reading the American past: Selected historical documents: Volume 1: To 1877 (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

 

Roark, J. L., Johnson, M. P., Cohen, P. C., Stage, S., & Hartmann, S. M. (2014). The American promise: A concise history, volume 1: To 1877 (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Explain why performance reviews are difficult conversations.

Core Skills of Engagement and

Assignment 2 – Core Skills of Engagement

Students will develop a two (2) page proposal that explains how to apply at least three (3) core skills of engagement to an effective performance review conversation. The proposal will include the following:

  1. Explain why performance reviews are difficult conversations.
  2. Describe how you would introduce the performance review, using three (3) of the core skills on pages 59-61:
    • Telling the truth
    • Self-disclosure
    • Framing choices
    • Extending goodwill
    • Taking and supporting the other side
    • Naming difficult issues
    • Acknowledging doubt, anxiety, and guilt
    • Making promises and offering guarantees

3. Explain the three (3) core skills that you used.

4. Provide rationale for each of the three (3) core skills used.

The requirements and format of the paper is to be as follows:

  • Include two references
  • Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), APA format
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How are your training efforts evaluated for effectiveness and efficiency?

Human Resource Help. A+++ Paper, Original Work, No Plagiarism Please. APA Format.1-2 Pages (BODY OF PAPER), Abstract, Introduction, Conclusion, Reference Page

Conduct a phone or personal interview with a Training Manager. Ask them to describe the role that training and development plays in their company utilizing the following questions:

  • Who conducts the training and how often is it delivered?
  • Who receives the training in the organization and what are the topics?
  • What are the typical steps in the training process in your organization?
  • How are your training efforts evaluated for effectiveness and efficiency?

Present your findings as a Word document of 1–2 pages formatted in APA style.

Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

  • Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
  • Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice.
  • Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 3–4 pages. In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
  • Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.

Please submit your assignment.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

This assignment will also be assessed using the Common Assessment criteria provided here.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

What information should be used from the analysis?

Week 3 homework for class MAN 5285 – Organizational Development and Change The book by Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2015). Organization development and change (10th ed.). Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781133190455

(5c) For your individual work this week recall what you learned about diagnosis and providing feedback. You will analyze a real world case and illustrate use of data analysis and action plan development.

After reading the case “Peppercorn Dining” starting on page 238 and using your knowledge of diagnosis and feedback, address the following questions:

  • How effective was the OD consultants’ data gathering? The content of the data? The process of how the data were collected?
  • Use force-field analysis to analyze the data. What conclusions would you draw from the analysis?
  • How should the feedback session be designed? What information should be used from the analysis?

Your assignment should be a minimum of 2-3 page(s) in length.

Reference all sources using APA format.

 

Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.

Conducting an Environmental Analysis

Assignment 1: Conducting an Environmental Analysis

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

 

For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
  2. Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
  3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
  4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.

    Conducting an Environmental Analysis

    Assignment 1: Conducting an Environmental Analysis

    Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

     

    For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.

     

    Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

    1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
    2. Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
    3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
    4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
    5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify as academic resources.

     

    Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

    • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

     

    The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    • Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
    • Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
    • Examine the purpose and importance of service area competitor analysis.
    • Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
    • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.
  • Examine the purpose and importance of service area competitor analysis.
  • Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.

What are the main components of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906? How was this law attempting to protect the public?

FOR SURAHSIGN ONLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

  • What are the main components of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906? How was this law attempting to protect the public?

 

  • What are the main components of the Sherley Amendment: How was this law attempting to protect the public?

 

  • How did the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act improve the 1906 Food and Drug Act?
  • What are the main components of the 1952 Durham Humphrey Act? How was this law attempting to protect the public?
  • What are the main purpose and influence of the Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962? How was this law attempting to protect the public?
  • What is the main purpose of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970?

 

  • List and briefly describe the 5 levels of drug scheduling under the controlled substances, schedule I-V”
  • What are the 3 main steps in regulating the development of new pharmaceutical drugs?

 

 

  • Define and describe the 2 main drug prevention strategies: Supply Reduction and Demand Reduction

What combinations of alleles could result from a crossover between BD and bd chromosomes?

I need Biology expert to answer questions for class

  1. Why are chromosomes important?

 

 

 

 

  1. How are meiosis I and meiosis II different?

 

 

 

 

  1. Why do you use non-­sister chromatids to demonstrate crossing over?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What combinations of alleles could result from a crossover between BD and bd chromosomes?

 

 

 

 

  1. How many chromosomes were present when meiosis I started?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How many nuclei are present at the end of meiosis II? How many chromosomes are in each?

 

 

 

 

  1. Identify two ways that meiosis contributes to genetic recombination.

 

 

 

 

  1. Why is it necessary to reduce the number of chromosomes in gametes, but not in other cells?

 

 

 

  1. Blue whales have 44 chromosomes in every cell. Determine how many chromosomes you would expect to find the following.

 

 

  1. Sperm Cell:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Egg Cell:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Daughter Cell from Mitosis:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Daughter Cell from Meiosis II:

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Research and find a disease that is caused by chromosomal mutations. When does the mutation occur? What chromosomes are affected? What are the consequences?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Diagram what would happen if sexual reproduction took place for four generations using diploid (2n) cells.

 

  1. As a cell grows, what happens to its surface area : volume ratio? (Hint: Think of a balloon being blown up). How does this ratio change with respect to cell division?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the function of mitosis in a cell that is about to divide?

 

 

 

 

What is the proper balance between content producers and the public good?

MGT assignment – short paper

 

MGT320 – Lau, T., & Johnson, L. (2014). The legal and ethical environment of business, v. 2.0. Irvington, NY: Flat World Knowledge. ISBN-13:9781453356968

Assignment:

Discuss a current ethical issue in the business world that arises out of intellectual property. Research and discuss at least one case to illustrate the ethical issue. Some questions to consider include:

  • Why is it important to protect intellectual property?
  • How can intellectual property be protected?
  • Do intellectual protections ever go “too far”?
  • What is the proper balance between content producers and the public good?

Your well-written paper should be 3-4 pages in length, not including the title or references pages.  Include a minimum of two scholarly sources beyond the textbook.

Answer

How do you understand the concept of statistical significance in relation to this study?

2 assignments

 

 

 

Watch the “Psychology Research in Context” video. 

 

Answer the following questions in a 700- to 1,050-word paper:

 

  • What was the goal of the present study?
  • How are the present results considered valid?
  • Explain what these results mean to someone who has not taken this course before.
  • How do you understand the concept of statistical significance in relation to this study?

    Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

    Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. 

    Faculty Materials

    Films Media Group (2008). Statistical Analysis (02:49) From Title: Psychology Research in Context

     

     

    Second assignment

    Scientific Method Presentation

    Create a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation outlining the steps using the scientific method as a process model for answering research questions. Include the following:

 

  • Describe the steps in the process.
  • How can this process be used in other areas like (chose two areas listed or any of your own):
    • Business
    • Marketing
    • Human Resources
    • Advertising

      Include speaker notes.

      Format reference citations consistent with APA guidelines