MGT3059 week 1 discussion

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The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

Partial Productivity

A construction supervisor for a large homebuilder is interested in seeing whether there are ways of improving the profitability of the company through making better use of the people and equipment that are used to construct homes.

Respond to the following:

  • Research the construction industry to learn what the inputs are that are used by such a homebuilder to build homes (the homes are obviously the output that is being produced by the homebuilder). Be sure to include some inputs that are not strictly labor (in other words, include things that are pieces of equipment or resources other than people).
  • Give at least two examples of what a partial productivity statistic would be for some of the inputs that you identified.
  • Give an example of something that would cause the partial productivity of a particular input to be reduced.
  • Give an example of something that could be done to improve the partial productivity of some particular input.
  • Describe how the overall productivity of the homebuilder would be calculated. In other words, how could the total productivity of all inputs be incorporated in a total productivity calculation?

Justify your answers using examples and reasoning. Comment on the postings of at least two peers and state whether you agree or disagree with their views.

Business Model

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 COMPANY DETAILS

Company Description (Tech Lopes)

Tech Lopes delivers expert level IT support. We handle both software and hardware issues, as well as general maintenance and IT consultation. We have IT experts ready to provide assistance and results on data recovery, hardware repair, virus removal, and general IT support. We work with all brands of computers, smartphones and tablets in relation to both hardware and software.

Mission: 

Our mission is to provide fast, expert level IT Support and educate our customers on simple IT solutions.

Vision:

Our vision is to become the most reliable IT Support Company for consumers, and small businesses. 

Target Market

  • Small to Medium Local Business
    • Newly established
  • Highschool / College Students
  • Elderly Personale

QUESTION

Use the following outline to describe your industry and competitive advantage. For each section use the heading provided and address each bulleted point.

Introduction

· Identify your audience and explain what a competitive advantage is and why it is essential for your organization. Outline what this document will cover.

Industry Analysis

· Conduct an analysis to ensure the market size of your industry is growing (if not, you might want to diversify) and to help identify new opportunities for growth.

SWOT Analysis

· Construct a graphical SWOT diagram and detail each point briefly.

Competitive Analysis

· Identify who your key competitors are. List their strengths and weaknesses.

Competitive Advantage

· Determine your current competitive advantages and ways to develop additional advantages. What makes your business competitive? What makes your business stand out from what your competitors offer?

· What risks are associated with this competitive advantage? 

· Is this competitive advantage sustainable? Why or why not?

Threat Modeling

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Threat Modeling. A new medium-sized health care facility just opened and you are hired as the CIO. The CEO is somewhat technical and has tasked you with creating a threat model. The CEO needs to decide from 3 selected models but needs your recommendation. Review this week’s readings, conduct your own research, then choose a model to recommend with proper justifications. Items to include (at a minimum) are:

  • User authentication and credentials with third-party applications
  • 3 common security risks with ratings: low, medium or high
  • Justification of your threat model (why it was chosen over the other two: compare and contrast)

You will research several threat models as it applies to the health care industry, summarize three models and choose one as a recommendation to the CEO in a summary with a model using UML Diagrams (Do not copy and paste images from the Internet). In your research paper, be sure to discuss the security risks and assign a label of low, medium or high risks and the CEO will make the determination to accept the risks or mitigate them.Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be approximately six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
  • Follow APA 7 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.

Law Case Analysis

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The case analysis should consist of the following three headings:

1. Overview/Summary

2. Opinion/Legal Analysis

3. Relevance to Business Environment

Find a recent lawsuit, legal news story, or article using an Internet or DUO library search

centering on the formation of a sales contract (i.e., offer/acceptance). News-feed websites such as MSN or CNN, or search engines such as Yahoo or Google may be useful. Major publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc are available through the Davenport library. You may also use your hometown newspaper websites as a resource. To complete the case analysis, you should research the assigned topic to provide a measure of information about the topic’s significance to the current business environment.

The Overview/Summary section should thoroughly address the facts and background

of your chosen case or legal dispute and the legal issue (or law) in question.

The Opinion/Legal Analysis section should demonstrate your critical thinking and

analysis of the subject matter as it relates to the legal principles and concepts covered

in the textbook. You should provide a thorough explanation and discussion of the legal principles as they apply to the issue in question. 

The Relevance to Business Environment section should discuss the topic’s

application to the current business climate and offer an insight-building summary,

recommendations, findings, and conclusions. Feel free to draw on your own professional

experience as well.

The assignment should be presented in APA format and be a minimum of 500 words (2

pages or more), pages to be double-spaced, typed in 12-point font.  

due today ….. 7 hours… please read…

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this assignment is due today in 7 hours….. must have done in 7 hours……

read or glance through chapters 11 and 12 in the attachment book 

do the following: 

 Each weekly journal will be 1-2 pages and will include 2 sources in the media that relate to the reading that week. The purpose of this assignment, which will continue throughout the semester, is to encourage you to think in a sociological manner and learn to apply sociology and social problems theory to events in everyday life. You should learn to integrate the ideas we discuss in class and start to regard aspects of society critically. Each journal entry should be dated, typed, single-spaced and include citations.

For each journal entry you should include the following: Choose 1 or more concepts or themes from the chapters.

Define the concept or theme in your own words.

Locate 2 items in the media (e.g., news source, journal or magazine article, working paper, video, television show, or blog) that link to the concept/theme. Summarize the connection or the significance of each source to the concept/theme from the textbook. 

Critical analysis (you may consider the following questions: how is the social problem is being framed [person vs. structure blame]; are there any solutions proposed and by whom; is there anything not considered in the source that should be; does the information in the source contradict the text; etc.).

Bibliographic information about the source (e.g., title, author, publication).Your entries should be critical and academically enlightening. They also should reflect a sociological perspective. You should provide evidence from the material you are analyzing to support your ideas and have some connection to the text.These journals are not formal essays, but they should still follow an organizational structure. Therefore, they should contain an introductory paragraph, a body consisting of two to three paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.  Since you will be using course content and outside sources, you will need to cite the source of your information.  Please use the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting. 

Use chapters 11 and 12 in the attachment to complete. choose 1 or more concepts to complete the assignment and must be thorough. Do all requirements

Week 1 – assignment a

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An elevator speech is an excellent way to convey your skills while networking and seeking employment. Prior to entering into this discussion forum, review the Forbes Mentor Week // Dr. Murad Abel  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.video (Abel, 2015) that addresses the concept of “elevator speeches,” the Forbes Mentor Week // Dr. Marcus Crayton // Ashford University (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video (Crayton, 2015) about how branding applies to you personally and professionally, and the Forbes Mentor Week // Dr. Karen Lynne-Daniels Ivy // Ashford University (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video (Ivy, 2015) about navigating the future with your personal action plan.

 An elevator speech is a one-minute summary of who you are, why you are qualified, and what you have to offer the organization or industry. A brief sales pitch will ensure that you are prepared to discuss your career goals whenever the opportunity presents itself. In addition to the videos listed above, review the following two Forbes’ articles: • The Perfect Elevator Pitch To Land A Job (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  •How to Craft an Elevator Speech That Makes a Big Impact (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  After you have read the articles, develop your elevator speech. The elevator speech should focus on how you practice leadership. Write down a short elevator speech. 

Example Elevator Speech:

 

 Hi, my name is John and I am a student at Ashford University completing my Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management. For the past five years, I have worked in a leadership role in the food service industry, where I was able to reduce costs and increase revenues. I am seeking to increase my management responsibilities and move into a district manager role where I can help improve company productivity and increase profitability.

LINKS REQUIRED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tQIFLVToqc&feature=youtu.be (Dr Murad Abel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gio83k9jtgQ&feature=youtu.be (Dr Marcus Crayton)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4fSedq0_HI  (Dr Karen Lynne-Daniels).

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/02/04/the-perfect-elevator-pitch-to-land-a-job/ (perfect elevator pitch to land a job)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/09/05/how-to-craft-an-elevator-speech-that-makes-a-big-impact/#3b5ae9bd7805 ( how to craft an elevator speech that makes a big impact)

ASSIGNMENT B: 

Cover Letter  One aspect of strategic planning is to develop a strong team of people. Discovering and retaining top talent may lead a company to success. Your goal for this journal assignment is to showcase why you would make a good candidate for an organization. To stand out from other candidates, you will want to write a cover letter for each position in which you apply. Cover letters allow you an opportunity to highlight your skills and competencies for potential employers.  For this assignment, you will develop a cover letter, reflect on your most relevant skills, and assess what action steps you can take to make your cover letter stronger.  To write an impactful cover letter, you should answer the following questions before you begin composing it. Starting with these questions will help provide a clear and concise message for the person reading your cover letter. •Why are you interested in the position? Consider what makes the position, organization, or company interesting to you. •What three skills or competencies do you possess that match the skills the employer is seeking in a candidate? ◦You can find these skills by viewing the job description. These specific skills are the reason every cover letter should be unique for each job you apply for.   Begin by reviewing the following Forbes’ articles:

1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/10/12/forget-cover-letters-write-a-pain-letter-instead/

2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/11/07/stop-dont-send-that-cover-letter/

3.https://www.forbes.com/sites/naomishavin/2014/07/16/tips-for-the-perfect-resume-and-cover-letter/#5d5150b330f3

Once you have reviewed the articles, identify a position of interest as a potential job opportunity. You may use any job search website. Two popular employment websites are Indeed  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.and CareerBuilder. After you identify a position of interest, use the job description to identify three skills or qualifications that match your background. Next, develop a cover letter by creating a three- to four-sentence paragraph highlighting your matching skills. 

My job of choice is on indeed – Healthcare Finance Analyst.

I need help with this brief assignment  – plagiarism and grammar will be checked.

Week 4 Discussion 2 Response

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FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE RESPONSE BELOW. THE RESPONSE HAS TO BE 100 WORDS.

Here are my ratios for Target for the past two years: 

2018: 

Debt to equity ratio – 2.65 

Times interest earned ratio – 4.93 

2019: 

Debt to equity ratio – 2.62 

Times interest earned ratio – 4.55 

The debt to equity ratio is considered to be a leverage ratio and essentially tells you how much debt a company uses to run their business (Gallo, 2017). Although some ratios you want to be as high as possible, the debt to equity ratio needs to be in a reasonable range and if it is too high, this could mean that the company may be financially unstable and they are using too much debt to run their operations.  Target’s ratio is somewhere in the middle range and although it is not unreasonably high, it is getting to the point where it should really be considered into the overall investing decision. 

The times interest earned ratio is another debt ratio and tells you how much of a company’s income is used toward interest and debt expenses.  When this ratio is low, or close to 1, this means that they are using a large proportion of their income towards these expenses and will also cause the company to become financially unstable (Carlson, 2018).  Target has a relatively higher times interest earned ratio which shows that they can maintain their debt and interest expenses based off their level of income provided through their revenue. Based off of these two ratios, I would consider investing into Target because of their ability to control their debt and the interest and expenses that come along with it.  

Guilty or Not guilty?

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1. Rawls vs. Nozick

You are a lawyer representing an unknown client in writing the constitution for a new nation of Freedonia. Argue for either John Rawls’s conception of the Fair Equality of Opportunity Principle (which Nozick would reject if it entails government action to redress inequalities of opportunity) and the Difference Principle or for Robert Nozick’s principles of justice in holdings as part of that constitution. Present arguments for both sides on this position—including especially Nozick’s Wilt Chamberlain example—critique both arguments (based on critiques from readings or class) and provide your own original response to the critiques of the position you support 

  

Formal requirements:

Essay should be 3-4 pages (1000-1200 words) double-spaced, 12 pt. font with one inch margins. Pages should be numbered, with a title page that is not numbered. There should be no footnotes. Any notes should be endnotes. If you cite sources, you may use any established style guide, but philosophers use Chicago style. Here is a quick on-line reference for Chicago style citations. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

  

General Outline for Trial Essays

Introduction

· Set up the case: 

o Describe the circumstances of the trial

· State and describe the charges relating to those circumstances.

· Preview the reasons for your verdict.

· State your verdict (guilty/not-guilty, in favor of plaintiff or defendant).

Body paragraphs (not necessary exactly one paragraph for each of the below):

· State and explain the theories/positions in the trial.

· Explain how one theory/position entails one verdict and the other theory/position entails the other verdict.

Arguments for a guilty (for-the-plaintiff verdict) verdict: Select one or two strongest arguments for that verdict and do the following for each.

· State the premises of the argument.

· Explain how these premises are supposed to support their conclusion.

· Critique and evaluate those premises/that reasoning.

o Give reasons to reject the argument 

§ If you support the argument, respond to these reasons. 

· Repeat with another argument if possible.

Arguments for a not-guilty (for-the-defendant) verdict: Select one or two strongest arguments for a not-guilty verdict and do the following for each.

· State the premises of the argument.

· Explain how these premises are supposed to support their conclusion.

· Critique and evaluate those premises/that reasoning.

o Give reasons to reject the argument 

§ If you support the argument, respond to these reasons. 

· Repeat with another argument if possible.

Conclusion:

· Restate your thesis.

· Review the reasons you gave for your thesis.

· Summarize how you responded to the objection to your thesis.

Module 07 Discussion – Clinical Case: GI Diet Therapy

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Mrs. G. is a 45-year-old female arrives at the emergency department where you are working with complaints of burning pain in her chest and throat and a sour taste in her mouth. She states this pain has been going on for years after she eats certain foods. She has a large, extended family and does all of the cooking. She is Hispanic and likes to cook her special recipes because she believes that “these foods are good for herself and her family.” She is very proud of her cooking and believes that is one of her main contributions to her family. She has never been sick and does not like to take pills.

She is examined by the emergency room doctor and diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). The doctor has ordered medication for you to administer. These medications include a proton pump inhibitor (Prilosec), and a Histamine 2 blocker (Pepcid). He also prescribes the proton pump inhibitor to be taken at home for the next two weeks. Mrs. G. starts to feel better and is ready for discharge. You will be providing the client teaching and discharge instructions about GERD.

In your discussion about GERD include:

  • Dietary suggestions you would make
  • What foods and liquids she should avoid
  • What changes she should make
  • Barriers she will face in making these changes and how they can be overcome

Please make an initial post by midweek, and respond to at least two other student’s posts with substantial details that demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and critical thinking. Remember that your posts must exhibit appropriate writing mechanics including using proper language, cordiality, and proper grammar and punctuation. If you refer to any outside sources or reference materials, be sure to provide proper attribution and/or citation.

Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Maternal child nursing module 3 case study

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Competency

Apply appropriate nursing care interventions for clients during pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Scenario

You are a registered nurse (RN) working in a Women’s OB/GYN Clinic. Elizabeth Jones, 37 years old, presents to the prenatal clinic after missing her last 2 menstrual cycles. Her home pregnancy test was positive. An ultrasound at the clinic confirms pregnancy. Gestational age is calculated to be 10 weeks. An initial assessment of Ms. Jones’s medical and obstetrical history is as follows.

Obstetric/Gynecologic (OB/GYN) history: Uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery at 39.2 weeks (3 years ago); Cesarean section x 1 at 37.5 weeks for non-reassuring fetal heart tones (1.5 years ago); abnormal Papanicolau (PAP) smear x2, + human papilloma virus (HPV), colposcopy within normal limits

Medical history: Chronic hypertension (HTN) x 5 years;

Allergies: Penicillin

Social history:
  • (+) tobacco, “occasional” per client (pt), <5 per/day currently, has smoked “off and on” for 15 years
  • (+) cocaine use, states she has not used any cocaine/drugs for > 1 year; (-) alcohol use
  • Abusive partner with first pregnancy, states she has a new partner x 4 years
  • Depression, currently not taking meds for treatment (tx)

Medications: Prenatal vitamins; Labetalol 200mg BID;

Family history: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (mother); HTN and heart disease (father); breast cancer (maternal grandmother, deceased)

Instructions

Write a two to three-page analysis of this scenario that answers the following questions:

  1. What should the nurse consider related to caring for a client with a history of domestic abuse, drug use, sexually transmitted diseases and depression?
  2. Document the considerations of yourself as the professional nurse in regards to self-awareness; be aware of attitudes, values and beliefs that you hold related to clients from different social backgrounds so that care is not affected negatively.
  3. What conditions are in Mrs. Jones history that would cause concern during pregnancy, labor, and birth?
  4. What concerns should be discussed with Ms. Jones before she leaves her appointment?

Each answer to your question should include the following:

  • A correct answer with thorough development of the topic
  • Gives clinical examples
  • Include evidence from scholarly sources
  • Appropriate use of medical terminology
Format
  • Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
  • Logical, original and insightful
  • Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format
  • Submit document through Grammarly to correct errors before submission