Task 1: Research PAPER

 Industry experts believe blockchain is a technology that has the potential to affect the business of most IT professionals in the next five years. Pick an industry you feel will be most affected by blockchain and how blockchain may be used in that industry. As an IT manager, how would you embrace blockchain? For instance, how would training occur for your team, what strategies might you use, what security methods may you recommend be used?Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
• Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.
• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.
• At least 5 references.

Task 2: Discussion

300 Words and at least 3 references.

 The vast majority of the population associates Blockchain with cryptocurrency Bitcoin; however, there are many other uses of blockchain; such as Litecoin, Ether, and other currencies. In this discussion, please describe at least two cryptocurrencies with applicable examples. Discuss some similarities and differences. Lastly, discuss if you have any experience using any cryptocurrencies. 

Reply only to the subject:  The principles of trust and the obstacles to Coaching. How does trust influence the context of the coaching relationship both positively and negatively?

Replies are your response to a classmate’s thread. You must post at least two replies, which are to be at least 100 words each and should not exceed more than 200 words each. Replies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the week assigned. The only exception is in Week 8; all interaction must conclude by Friday. When replying to your classmates, remember to exercise the proper netiquette. If you are confused about this term, or it’s meaning, refer to Liberty’s Netiquette guidelines found in the Student Expectations link. As you approach the Discussions, utilize the Discussion Grading Rubric as a guideline for successfully completing these assignments. The rubric will be used to evaluate your work and provide you with feedback. Points can be raised or lowered in order to convey the most accurate assessment possible.  

Response to William L

Ethics and obstaclesCOLLAPSE

I have heard many analogies about trust and its importance in relationships. One of the best in my opinion is thinking of trust as a bank account. When someone comes into our lives, they begin with a certain amount of trust. This trust is precious. Someone is opening their lives and becoming vulnerable to a coach. Because of this, trust must be protected and nurtured if we want to be used by God to affect others’ lives.  

As they interact with us, they deposit or withdrawal on that trust. As time goes on if they invest that trust and deposit more than what was given the account grows. The reverse is true. If someone withdrawals trust and squanders it or makes a bad investment, there is less trust in the relationship. Once that account hits zero or goes in the negative, trust is lost. The best way to make sure we grow this account is to invest time and prayer into the relationship. We become transparent and authentic in our dealings and create an emotionally safe place for them. A place where they feel they are truly understood.

As a coach, there will be obstacles in handling the trust given us properly. The way to overcome these obstacles laid out in the presentation, Ethical Guidelines and Professional Standards in Coaching, starts with us and our attitude. We are not a law unto ourselves. We have a responsibility to God, the client, and ourselves to live with integrity. This means more than just following a code of conduct. It also means owning up to failures. Being transparent is an immutable part of being a responsible adult.  

It is important to keep clear boundaries with regard to the role we have in a client’s life. We must be careful and not take on the roles of pastor or counselor as well as life coach. We can only do one well. When we hold multiple roles, we are to intertwined in the client’s life and can hinder growth. It will lead to hurting the trust between coach and client.

It is important for a coach to work on themselves. While it is important for a coach to learn everything they about their field. We must also look to improve ourselves in all aspects of our lives. Being the christian God wants us to be, to have solid character and be spiritually strong, is the best tool we have.    

References

(2020). Retrieved 20 November 2020, from https://learn.liberty.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_670314_1&content_id=_43959593_1

Response to: Katrina B

     Trust is a major component of any mental health profession and coaching is no exception.  The client must fully feel a connection of trust and respect within the relationship and it should be a two way street in order to see some form of progress.  The nature of the conversation and the technique the coach uses helps facilitate trust.  There are many ways that coaches can build trust and they are as follows:  supporting rather than controlling, encouraging ideas rather than sharing them, yielding responsibility rather than taking it, processing decisions rather than making them, believing in the person rather than trying to fix them, and keeping appointments and honoring confidentiality (Webb, 2019).  It is stated that when a conversation comes from a place of trust and respect, people are engaged and ready to explore, learn and grow.  These attitudes and actions hold true throughout the coaching relationship. 

            According to Blackaby and Royall, trust-building is the ability to establish and maintain confidence and rapport with another person (2018).   For some people this come easily and for others, they have to work really hard to establish this type of relationship.  The authors also discuss four Cs that are necessary for building trust in a coach relationship that correlate very well with our other text.  They believe that trust would be established if the coach has Christ-like character, competence in what they do, commitment to the client, and care for the person that is genuine.  These are all factors that I believe would make a huge impact on building trust.  The client must feel a sense of ease as they work with someone who could potentially change their life.

 References

Blackaby, R. & Royall, B. (2018). Spiritual leadership coaching: Connecting people to God’s heart and purposes. Jonesboro, GA: Blackaby Ministries. ISBN: 9780692939000.

Webb, K. E. (2019). The Coach Model for Christian leaders: powerful leadership skills for solving problems, reaching goals, and developing others. NY, NY: Morgan & James Publishing. ISBN. 9781642793574.

Create an educational item about dangerous drug interactions. Choose two drugs from different categories of drugs that we have studied thus far in the course that can have a dangerous reaction if taken incorrectly. Research the drugs’ interactions with other drugs, including OTC medications, and alcohol. Please note that you may not choose the same drug that you are using for your medication research paper for this assignment.

Medications: ANTIDEPRESSANTS escitalopram (Lexapro)  

▶ BENZODIAZEPINES ,lorazepam (Ativan)

▶ BARBITURATES   ▶NONBENZODIAZEPINE, NONBARBITURATE

CNS DEPRESSANTS ,zolpidem (Ambien, Edluar, Intermezzo), Antiseizure Medications, Beta Blockers, Melatonin Receptor ,Orexin Receptor Blocker

For this assignment:

1. Create an educational item that describes/displays the dangers associated with the chosen drugs.
2. This educational item can be in any format, so be creative. For example, you can create a pamphlet/brochure, a flyer, an infographic, a newsletter, etc. (at least one page)
3. Also include a one page summary as to why you chose the drugs and how you would use this educational item in practice. Make sure to cite your sources using APA formatting. You should include at least two scholarly sources.

Websites with free software for building creative items that you can then download as a PDF:
Canva
My Creative Shop
Vengage
Lucidpress

 Week 1 DiscussionDiscussion Topic Due February 17 at 11:59 PM

Week 1 Discussion Questions

MAT2058 Textbook:

Navidi, W. and Monk, B. (2019). Elementary Statistics (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill

Link:

Discussion Questions Week 1

Instructions:

• In the announcement area there should be a listing with your name and number assigned for the discussion questions.
• If you do not see this list, email your instructor to get your assigned number.
• Please use #40 until you receive your own number.
• Access your textbook this way: Go to Content. Click on the week you’re working on. Scroll down to Week # Homework or Week # Quiz. A new page will open. You are now in the ALEKS system. Select the menu in the upper-left corner (it looks like three dashes). Select Textbook and then E-Book. You can also access the E-book when you are in Learning Mode (i.e. when you are working through your topics in the ALEKS Homework) by clicking on the E-Book icon to the right of any problem.
• Please provide the questions, your answers, and show all of the steps and processes you used to solve each problem.
• Remember to do both of the problems assigned and respond to two of your classmates’ solutions in a substantive way. You may post revisions based on your instructor’s feedback by the end of each week.
• Be sure to meet the participation requirement by responding substantively to at least two of your classmates. You can:
  • ask a question about your classmate’s solution(s)
  • offer help when you see an error, or
  • seek help in completing your own problems.
• Do not solve another student’s problems. Each student must be graded on his/her own work.
• Remember that non-substantive posts such as “Good job!” or praising another student’s work will not count toward your participation score. Be sure to refer to the grading rubric.

 MAT 2058 Discussion Questions Week 1 Text: Textbook: Navidi, W. and Monk, B. (2019). Elementary Statistics (3rd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Instructions: • In the announcement area there should be a listing with your name and number assigned for the discussion questions. If there is not such a list, email your instructor to get your assigned number. • To access your textbook, click on Content -> any week -> Select Homework. You are now in the ALEKS system. Select the menu in the upper-left corner (it looks like three dashes). Select Textbook and then E-Book. You can also access the E-book when you are in Learning Mode (i.e. when you are working through your Homework problems) by clicking on the E-Book icon to the right of any problem. When the textbook is open, click on the Table of Contents. Select the chapter you need, then from the upper right dropdown menu you can select the section and scroll to the bottom to find the exercises. • Please give the questions themselves, your answers, and show all of the steps and processes you used to solve each of the problems. • Remember to do both of the problems assigned and to respond to two of your classmates’ solutions. • In responding to the postings of at least two of your classmates, you can o ask a question about your classmate’s solution(s) o offer help when you see an error, or o seek help in completing your own problems. Remember that non-substantive posts such as “Good job!” will not count toward your participation score.  Week 1 Discussion Questions Please submit the two discussion items for your assigned number. 1 Section 1.2 #36 & Section 3.1 #40a 2 Section 1.2 #38 & Section 3.2 #24 3 Section 1.1 #44 & Section 3.1 #38c 4 Section 1.2 #40 & Section 3.3 #24d 5 Section 1.2 #34 & Section 1.3 #28d 6 Section 1.1 #42 & Section 3.1 #40b 7 Section 1.2 #32 & Section 3.2 #22 8 Section 1.1 #40 & Section 3.1 #38b 9 Section 1.2 #30 & Section 3.1 #40c 10 Section 1.1 #38 & Section 3.2 #26 11 Section 1.2 #28 & Section 3.2 #20 12 Section 1.1 #36 & Section 3.1 #38a 13 Section 1.2 #26 & Section 1.3 #28c 14 Section 1.1 #34 & Section 3.1 #40d 15 Section 1.2 #24 & Section 3.2 #36a 16 Section 1.1 #32 & Section 3.1 #42a 17 Section 1.2 #22 & Section 3.1 #36b 18 Section 1.1 #28 & Section 3.2 #36b 19 Section 1.2 #20 & Section 1.3 #28b 20 Section 1.1 #30 & Section 3.1 #42b 21 Section 1.2 #18 & Section 3.1 #36a 22 Section 1.1 #26 & Section 1.3 #28a 23 Section 1.2 #16 & Section 3.2 #38a 24 Section 1.1 #24 & Section 3.1 #74 25 Section 1.2 #14 & Section 3.1 #30 26 Section 1.1 #22 & Section 3.3 #24c 27 Section 1.2 #12 & Section 3.2 #38b 28 Section 1.1 #20 & Section 1.3 #22 29 Section 1.2 #10 & Section 3.1 #76 30 Section 1.1 #18 & Section 3.3 #24b 31 Section 1.2 #8 & Section 3.1 #20 32 Section 1.1 #16 & Section 3.2 #28 33 Section 1.2 #46 & Section 1.3 #20 34 Section 1.1 #14 & Section 3.1 #78 35 Section 1.2 #48ab & Section 3.2 #40a 36 Section 1.1 #12 & Section 3.1 #18 37 Section 1.2 #48cd & Section 3.3 #24a 38 Section 1.1 #10 & Section 1.3 #18 39 Section 1.2 #6 & Section 3.3 #14 40 Section 1.1 #8 & Section 3.2 #40b 

Part 1 (The first 8 pages) of this assignment has already been completed and can be found in the Word Document called “Research Project Format Templete.doc” This assignment will require you to finish Part 2 of this research report on the financial position of a fictitious company, ABC Hospital, and analyze the impact of expanding its facilities. You will conduct your analysis based on commonly used accounting practices.

Part 1:

1.  Review the sample financial statements for ABC Hospital and discuss their current financial position and any trends that you see. “ABC Hospital Financial Statements.xlsx”.  

2.  Complete the “Project Financial Data Template.xlsx” spreadsheet with the required calculations (the common size and ratios tabs).  

3.  Analyze your findings and embed Excel calculations into the “Research Project Format Template.doc” 

Part 2:

4.  Open “Project Financial Date Template.xlsx” and complete the required calculations for the Employee A and Employee B’s time cards and material requisitions. Analyze and embed time cards and requisitions into the “Research Project Format Template.doc”. 

5.  Use Tableau software to visually present the costs associated with delivering healthcare in a hospital. Import the data and costs found in “CMS Dataset.xlsx” into Tableau. 

6.  Based on your analysis of Part 1, the attached documents, and your calculations, discuss whether you think ABC Hospital should expand its operations in Texas. Embed the Tableau charts into “Research Project Format Template.doc” and discuss any qualitative factors beyond the quantitative calculations that were used to come to this conclusion.  These qualitative factors may include the ability to obtain financing, staffing needs, the impact on patients, etc.

Your analysis must be based on peer-reviewed literature. The body of the paper must be at least 15 pages (including embedded exhibits), contain a minimum of 10 references (academic journals, professional journals, and/or appropriate authoritative references only), and written in third-person perspective using APA format (size 12, Times New Roman font). All Excel and Tableau calculations must be embedded into the Word document as exhibits.