FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT

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Incentive Programs – Paper

 For your final Portfolio Project, consider this scenario:

You have recently successfully completed an undergraduate course in healthcare finance. You have just accepted a job offer at a local pediatric hospital as the senior department accountant. The hospital is in a rural and underserved area, with a high population of indigent community. Your boss, the CFO, would like a comprehensive analysis of the current financial status of the hospital. He gives you two months to gather and analyze required data and present this to him in a report.

He requires the report cover three main aspects:

  • Review of Financial Health of the pediatric hospital.
  • Review of the value you’d add to the pediatric hospital as a newly hired senior accountant.
  • Review of possible sources of funding from the government, that would boost hospital revenue and further health equity.

A detailed delineation of the required aspects follows:

Review of Financial Health of The Pediatric Hospital

  • Identification of ratios to determine the profitability, liquidity, capital structure, and asset efficiency.
  • Determination of Profitability:
    • Identify a ratio that would communicate organization profitability.
    • Present a formula that would be used to arrive at the ratio identified.
    • Meaning of ratio.
  • Determination of Liquidity:
    • Identify a ratio that would communicate organization liquidity.
    • Present a formula that would be used to arrive at the ratio identified.
    • Discuss meaning of ratio.
  • Determination of Capital Structure:
    • Identify a ratio that would indicate the capital structure of an organization.
    • Present a formula that would be used to arrive at the ratio identified.
    • Discuss meaning of ratio.
  • Determination of Asset Efficiency:
    • Identify a ratio that would indicate efficiency of organization assets.
    • Present a formula that would be used to arrive at  the ratio identified.
    • Discuss meaning of ratio.

Review of the Value You’d Add to the Pediatric Hospital as a Newly Hired Senior Accountant

  • A discussion of your role as the senior accountant in the RCM process of the hospital.
  • A discussion of your role as the senior accountant in Fraud and Abuse prevention at the hospital.

Review of Possible Sources of Funding from The Government to Further Health Equity and Boost Hospital Revenue

  • A discussion of government incentives that could be considered given the attributes and characteristics of the hospital.

Requirements

  • Submit an eight- to ten-page paper (not including the required title and references pages).
  • Format the paper according to the APA standards in CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
  • Include a minimum of three to four credible, academic, or professional references beyond the text or other course materials.
  • Be sure to discuss and cite reference concepts taken from the assigned textbook reading and relevant research.
  • Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
  • Reach out to your instructor earlier rather than later if you are having difficulties.

HUM 100 Project 2 Short Answer Responses

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 Overview The enduring relevance of the humanities is that they encourage us to consider a number of “big ideas.” What is culture? How do we go about studying it? What is the relationship between cultural artifacts and the culture in which they are created? Between artists and the creators of cultural artifacts and the things they create? How is human meaning generated through cultural creations? We humans seem driven to express and create in our search to understand and be understood. In Project 2, you will use the ideas you have studied throughout the course in addition to the insights you have gained from your deep thinking about your chosen artifact to discuss why humans are driven to express themselves in so many ways. You will draw conclusions about the reciprocal relationship between forms of expression and the context in which they are created and experienced. The short answer response assignment will assess the following course outcomes, which you focus on throughout Modules Five through Eight:  Investigate major developments in the humanities for informing critical questions related to human culture and endeavors  Articulate the value of the humanities for their impact on contemporary issues focusing on how humans generate unique meanings

 Prompt

 Articulate the value of human creative expression to the advancement of human culture. Be sure to state your opinions clearly and specifically and to provide ample detail from your course materials and the study of your chosen artifact in Project 1. You should address each of these in writing as three separate explanations. This is not meant to be an essay. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

 I. Explain why you believe humans have a need to express themselves through created artifacts. a) Explain the larger human need to express using the insights you gained from studying your artifact. b) Detail how a person and/or concept encountered in this course has informed your explanation.

 II. Explain how you think the act of human creative expression impacts and is impacted by the culture in which it was created. a) Explain the larger reciprocal relationship between human creative expression and the culture in which it was created using the insights you gained from studying your artifact. b) Detail how a person and/or concept encountered in this course has informed your explanation. 1                                                                                     III. Explain how you believe human creative expression can impact issues we deal with today. Be sure to be specific about the issues you are addressing. a) Use the insights you gained from studying your artifact to explain how creative expression can impact today’s issues. b) Detail how a person and/or concept encountered in this course has informed your explanation. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Submit your three individual short answer responses in a single Microsoft Word document.  

Discussion Part 2 Solutions” to Issue

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For this week’s discussion post, I’d like you to brainstorm and explore at least 3 possible ‘solutions’ to the issue. “Solutions” may be understood as ways to solve the issue, but “solutions” may also be understood to be a broader term for an idea that somehow ‘works to help’ the situation -> prevent the causes/effects of the issue or as a way to ‘deal with’the effects so that they aren’t as destructive.

Students may ‘let the research’ inform them as to how to best ‘solve’ the issue, but it is also an opportunity to put forth your own ‘creative’ idea to intervene on the issue. Use this discussion post as a way to brainstorm and identify 3 ‘solution ideas’ and to provide around 100 words explaining and analyzing each one. What is the ‘solution’ idea? Is it helping deal with the causes of the issue or the effects of the issue (maybe both)? How will it ‘work’ or how will it be implemented? Why/how will it benefit those dealing with the issue?

Be sure to identify the topic/issue you are focusing on at the beginning of your reply. Also, present the 3 different solution points as separate ‘paragraphs’ to clearly identify them.

If you struggle to come up with solutions, please reach out – in class or through Canvas ASAP, so that we can brainstorm together to find points that fit your issue. Your original response of at least 300 words should be posted by class time.

help with python

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the images attached are the instructions, but i have been on this for days with no luck, therefore I have attached my own code as well.

import turtle

import random

z = turtle.Turtle() #global

global window

window = turtle.Screen()

dice = []

buttons = []

def drawCenterDot(z, x, y, width, dotwidth):

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + width / 2, y – width / 2)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

def drawCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth):

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + dotwidth, y – dotwidth)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + width – dotwidth, y – width + dotwidth)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

    

def drawOtherCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth):

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + width – dotwidth, y – dotwidth)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + dotwidth, y – width + dotwidth)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

def drawSideDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth):    

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + dotwidth, y – width / 2)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x + width – dotwidth, y – width / 2)

    z.pendown()

    z.dot(dotwidth)

#Defined drawing some spicy dots 😉 

def drawDots(z, dieValue, x, y, width):

    dotwidth = width // 6

    if dieValue == 1:

        drawCenterDot(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

    elif dieValue == 2:

        drawCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

    elif dieValue == 3:

        drawCenterDot(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawOtherCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

    elif dieValue == 4:

        drawCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawOtherCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

    

    elif dieValue == 5:

        drawCenterDot(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawOtherCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

    

    else:

        drawCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawOtherCornerDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

        drawSideDots(z, x, y, width, dotwidth)

def drawDie(z, value, x, y, width, color=’white’):

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x, y)

    z.setheading(0)

    z.fillcolor(color)

    

    z.pendown()

    z.begin_fill()

    for _ in range(4):

        z.forward(width)

        z.right(90)

    

    z.end_fill()

    z.penup()

    drawDots(z, value, x, y, width)

def mouseClick(x,y):

    global dice

    global buttons

    print(“mouse clicked at position ” +str(x) + “,” + str(y))

    

    for button in buttons:

        count = 0

        if isWithin(x, y,button[0],button[1],button[2],button[3]) == True:

            buttonClick(count)

        else:

            count+=1

    for die in dice:

        count = 0

        if isWithin(x,y,die[1],dice[2],dice[3],dice[4]) == True:

            dieClick(count)

        else:

            count+=1

def isWithin(x, y, a, b, width, height):

    if a < x < a + width and b – height < y < b:

        return True

    else:

        return False

def buttonClick(index):

    global dice

    global z

    global buttons

    if index == 0:

        for die in dice:

            die[4] = “white”

    for die in dice:

        if die[4] == “white”:

            die[0] == random.randint(1,6)

def dieClick(index):

    global dice

    global z

    if dice[index][4] == “white”:

        dice[index][4] = “blue”

    else:

        dice[index][4] == “white”

    return drawDie(z, dice[index][0],dice[index][1],dice[index][2],dice[index][3],dice[index][4])

    

def drawRectangle(z, x, y, width, height, line_color,fill_color, Text = “None”):

    z.penup()

    z.goto(x,y)

    z.pencolor(line_color)

    z.fillcolor(fill_color)

    z.pendown()

    z.begin_fill()

    z.setheading(0)

    z.forward(width)

    z.right(90)

    z.forward(width)

    z.right(90)

    z.forward(width)

    z.right(90)

    z.forward(width)

    z.right(90)

    z.end_fill()

    z.penup()

def main():

    global dice

    global buttons

    global z

    global window

    window.bgcolor(“LightPink”)

    window = turtle.Screen()

    z = turtle.speed(0)

    turtle.hideturtle()

    width = 1000

    height = 800

    

    window.onclick(mouseClick, 1, True)

    window.onclick(buttonClick,1, True)

    turtle.mainloop()

    

    

    dice = dice + [random.randint(1,7)]

    return dice

main()

    

    

    

Formative Assessments

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 According to Chapter 1 of the required text, Formative assessment is assessment FOR learning. Summative assessment is assessment OF learning. Formative assessments occur during the lesson as opposed to the end of a unit of instruction and should be the primary focus of assessment in schools. Additionally, formative assessments allow the teacher to support learning by generating feedback to students to determine their current progress and where they are in relation to mastering the objective and/or standard.

View the following short videos:

Discuss:

  • How each teacher models what you read and learned about formative assessments?
  • What evidence did you see and hear regarding formative assessments being an assessment FOR learning?  More specifically, how did each teacher assess during learning?
  • How were they able to determine the current progress of their students in relation to mastering the objective?  How did each teacher model the provision of feedback?
  • What connections can you make between the teachers’ strategies to assess for learning and their eventual assessment of learning through a summative assessment? In other words, what can you see coming as preparation for a larger, more comprehensive summative assessment?

 Edutopia. (2011). Keeping it relevant and “authentic”[Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/stw-assessment-authentic-relevant-lessons-video 

 Teaching Channel. (2013). Assess and plan with exit tickets . Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teacher-assessment-strategy 

 Lefrançois, G. R. (2013). Of learning and assessment [Electronic Version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Learning and Assessment

HINT from the Teacher Below:

 

Hello Class,

I wanted to provide guidance on how to complete this discussion to ensure that you earn the most points as possible.  Please let me know if you have any questions along the way:

1.  Read Chapter 1 in the LeFranois text and watch the two videos.  

2.  Answer the following questions (the purple text will guide you further)

  • How each teacher models what you read and learned about formative assessments?

This is where I should see connections made between the teachers in the videos and what you read about in Chapter 1 about formative assessments.  I should see citations from the text in your response to support your answer.

  • What evidence did you see and hear regarding formative assessments being an assessment FOR learning?  More specifically, how did each teacher assess during learning?

Give specific examples from the video that showed how the teachers were using formative assessments for learning.  Again, this would also be a great place to make connections to what you learned in Chapter 1.

  • How were they able to determine the current progress of their students in relation to mastering the objective?  How did each teacher model the provision of feedback?

So, consider how the teachers were using the formative assessment to determine if the students were mastering the objectives.  How were the teacher providing feedback to the students through the use of the formative assessment?  Provide specific examples from the video to support your response.

  • What connections can you make between the teachers’ strategies to assess for learning and their eventual assessment of learning through a summative assessment? In other words, what can you see coming as preparation for a larger, more comprehensive summative assessment?

So, how is the teacher preparing the students through the use of formative assessments for the summative assessment (end of unit test)?  Discuss the specific strategies you see and how the teachers might be using them to prepare the students for the summative test.

**PLEASE NOTE: I should see reference made to the course materials, such as the LeFrancois text, to support your response. This is an important element of academic writing – using evidence to support your response.  Please cite and reference your source in APA.  

Epistemic Responsibility

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Chapter 3 of our text discusses the branch of philosophy called epistemology, “the study of human knowledge—how we get it, what it is, whether we have it, or why we don’t” (191). But another significant question is: are we morally responsible for our relationship to knowledge, or more specifically, truth? Many of the current problems in our society are directly related to the belief in and spread of false information, and while philosophical questions might often seem abstract and removed from daily life, sadly, people are being injured and murdered as a result of people spreading false information: how people act in relation to what they believe can literally have deadly consequences.Read the article “How Do We Get to Herd Immunity for Fake News?”, watch the below video, and then do/answer the following:

  • Choose a quote (must be a complete sentence) from the article that caught your attention and discuss why it did, specifically, how it relates to our relationship with truth.
  • Summarize W.K. Clifford’s argument (discussed in the video) with regard to epistemic responsibility (the example about the shipowner is NOT his argument; it is an example meant to illustrate the argument), and then respond to his argument: do you agree or disagree with Clifford? Give reasons and perhaps examples to defend your response.

Link of the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYkhlXronNk&feature=emb_imp_woyt

Link of the Article- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/opinion/trump-voter-fraud-education.html?searchResultPosition=5

Plan Summary

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 ***Previous Assignments are attached to help with this one**

At this stage, you have a solid understanding of the problem the company is facing and you have provided a solution for your client. Now, you want Larson Property Management to accept your project plan. Mr. Larson and Ms. Johnson like your idea and would like you to present your project plan to the executive board.   

Use the feedback from any other resources provided in the course to create a professional project plan that you will be hypothetically presenting to the Executive Board of Larson Property Management. 

Instructions

Please include the following elements:  

  • Table of Contents.  
  • Executive Summary.  
  • Organizational Plan and Analysis.
  • System Blueprint and Type. 
  • Recommendation for an HRIS Vendor. 
  • Project Management Roadmap and Cost Justification.
  • Maintenance and Evaluation. 
  • Conclusion.  

Do not simply copy and paste Phases I–V. The previous phases were considered raw data, and now you will be summarizing and finalizing your findings. You want to apply critical thinking to describe the data you have obtained.  

Write a 4 page proposal in which you: 

  1. Identify the current issues the business is facing based on the details of the scenario, and provide a plan and analysis for an HRIS based on those issues. 
  2. Provide a blueprint for the new system, and propose a type of HRIS for the organization that you believe is the most efficient and effective. Discuss the function that the HRIS serves, and identify how that system will solve the business issue.  
  3. Compare and contrast at least three HRIS vendors. Based on this comparison, make a case for the one vendor that you recommend for your client. 
  4. Determine how you will implement the HRIS using one of the change models discussed in the textbook.  
  5. Create a project management roadmap for the client with projected timelines. Discuss the costs associated with the implementation, justifying your claims with a cost benefit analysis.  
  6. Explain how you will ensure the system is properly maintained and evaluated for continuous improvement.   
  7. Use at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Who is able to complete assignment?

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Competency 2 – Estimates future financial outcomes using discounted cash flow analysis.

Comprehensive Financial Statement Problem – Part 2

Complete the second part of the final demonstration of mastery related to Competency 2 content; using the financial statement for selected company, analyze discounted cash flow and net present value; complete a forecasting analysis for five years.

  1. For the company you used in Competency 1 (Khols) , calculate the data necessary to analyze the discounted cash flow and the net present value.
  2. Complete a five-year financial forecast for the company.
  3. Present this data so that corporate leaders, stockholders, and the public can understand it. This should be in both numeric/table and graph (such as bar graphs, histograms, etc.) form.
  4. How does this data add to the story from Competency 1? What new information did you learn about the company? How does this add to or change the ideas you have about the company’s financial status? What suggestions do you have for the company for moving forward. 
  5. Cite any sources used in APA format.
  6. 5 sources with one being from the Holy Bible

Critical Thinking #2

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Egocentric thinking.

In our first discussion on critical thinking, we established that  there are some serious flaws in our patterns of thinking.  We even  supported the idea that much of our non-assessed thinking is biased,  partial and prejudiced.   Consider some of the ramifications of this  reality…. Remember that our thinking affects every aspect of our life  including our personal relationships, level of success at work, and even  how we view the world, others and even ourselves.

Note on the bottom of the page titled, “Why Critical Thinking?”  in  the Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking that a higher level  of  thinking (i.e., critical thinking) is self-directed, self-disciplined,  self-monitored, and self-corrective.  In other words, each of us  individually becomes ultimately responsible for how we think!  We cannot  and should not allow others to do our thinking for us.  In addition, we  should often critique our thinking and try to improve it (some of the  ways we can do this are detailed in the bullets under the Result  section).

I believe critical thinking is not necessarily an easy thing to do.   Indeed, it can be very trying and difficult.  For example, how  comfortable are we admitting that we are potentially wrong in our ideas  and beliefs about self, others, or the world’s issues?   Most of us not  only want to believe we are right, we actually believe we are right  without question!

Let’s skip ahead a few pages in the Miniature guide to critical  thinking by going to the page titled, “The problem of egocentric  thinking.”   As before, please thoughtfully and thoroughly read this  page and provide us your thoughts and feelings.  Before responding in a  forum posting, consider if any of the “It’s true because…” statements  have or currently apply to YOU and your thinking?  If so, why?  Also,  what if anything will you do about it from this point forward?

Crime scene

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Crime Scene Investigation Management Analysis

The final project for this course is an analysis of a crime scene investigation that was conducted concerning the death of JonBenet Ramsey in Boulder, Colorado. The purpose of the Crime Scene Investigation Management Analysis is for you to apply and demonstrate the learning achieved in the course by analyzing the work done by crime scene investigators. Determine what could and/or should have been done better and acknowledge what was done well. For this assignment, you will take on the role of an experienced and highly regarded investigator who has been called upon to present a Crime Scene Management and Investigation class at the police academy.

The Scenario:

The body of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found in the basement of the family home on December 26, 1996. The murder and subsequent investigation remain mired in controversy. One arrest was made in the case when a known pedophile confessed to the crime. All charges against him were subsequently dismissed. The case remains unsolved.

Case Summary:

On the morning of December 26, 1996, the mother of JonBenet Ramsey found a ransom note on a stairway in the family home in Boulder, Colorado. The handwritten note stated JonBenet had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom. After telephoning close friends, notification was made to the Boulder Police Department. Upon arrival, responding officers found the family and several family friends inside the home. The ransom note was reviewed and officers and family anticipated a telephone call from the kidnappers. A detective was summoned and arrived to oversee the investigation. When no call had been received from the kidnappers after a few hours, a police officer and JonBenet’s father began to search the home. JonBenet’s body was found in a locked storage room in the basement. 

Assignment:

Prior to completing this assignment, review Chapter 6 (Dutelle, 2016), the required resources for this week, and any other resources that will aid you in conducting an analysis of the management and investigation of the crime scene of the death of JonBenet Ramsey. The following elements must be included:

  • Explain how to process and retrieve trace evidence. Summarize what trace evidence was collected at the scene and what trace evidence might have been altered or destroyed due to crime scene management issues.
  • Evaluate the accepted methodologies employed in contemporary crime scene management relative to how these methodologies were or were not adhered to in this case and the impact that they had on the investigation and make recommendations based on that evaluation that could have been applied to this case.
  • Analyze how the management techniques utilized and not utilized at the crime scene impacted judicial expectations and requirements relative to the admittance of evidence collected by forensic crime scene investigators.
  • Evaluate at least one specialized method used in the investigation and describe the methodology used and its impact on the investigation.
  • Examine judicial expectations and requirements relative to the admittance of evidence collected by forensic crime scene investigators.
  • Analyze how the management of the crime scene impacts the potential admissibility of forensic crime scene evidence in any potential criminal proceedings in this case.
  • Analyze whether the methods used to retrieve and process the evidence would meet the standard for admissibility in court today.

The Crime Scene Investigation Management Analysis:

  • Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages