Operations Management Open Question

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Open Response  Choose any 4 of these open response questions to answer.

For each open response answer, include at least 4 concepts from the textbook and at least 1 reference to other required articles or videos.

1. Despite increases in diversity training programs, outcomes are not consistently leading to increases of diversity within upper management. What might be the reason for this phenomenon and how might it be addressed?

2. Communication is central to effective management. Effective communication helps deliver difficult, yet actionable feedback and tailor a message during crisis situations. First, describe the concept of noise. Second, outline at least four factors that senders should consider before communicating important messages to receivers.

3. Some people argue that leadership and management are entirely different roles within an organization that cannot be carried out by the same individual. Do you agree with this statement? Provide supporting evidence and logic to back up your position. Regardless of your position, are both roles necessary for an organization to be successful? Choose one approach to leadership (e.g., transformational, charismatic, or path-goal) and use this theory to demonstrate the importance of leadership.

4. Describe impression management (IM) techniques and the impact they have on interview success. Include descriptions and examples of the self-focused IM techniques and how they might affect interview success. Finally, discuss who is more likely to engage in IM.

5. Mario owns a boutique furniture store for which Clinton is a long time supplier of pillows and decorative items. Because of repeated years of negotiations over prices, delivery dates, and products, Mario and Clinton have formed a mutually beneficial relationship. Please discuss some other outcomes of repeated negotiations.

6. What is the difference between the mechanistic model and the organic model of organizational structure? Give an example of a company organized as mechanistic, and explain why a mechanistic structure is a good fit for this company. Give an example of a company organized as organic, and explain why an organic structure is a good fit for this company.

  

1. When applying terms/concepts from the textbook, apply bold and underlined formatting to those terms. Do not bold and underline entire sentences – just the key term/concept. Terms/concepts from the textbook do not need a citation.

2. When applying concepts from the assigned resources, please use in-text citations.

3. No reference list needed.

Mini Research Paper

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Pick a topic relevant to the information we have covered to date, including this week.  It can cover information in Chapters 1,2,3, and 9, or any of the articles presented in the readings area.  The format of your paper will need to follow the following outline in APA format (include title page, abstract page, content pages, and reference page):

INTRODUCTION

State the topic you are attempting to cover

State the issues involved

State why we should be concerned with resolving whatever issues are involved

State how answering the issues will help us

State the implications and consequences of dealing with or resolving the issues involved

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (2 sources minimal, at least 1 needs to be peer-reviewed)

Identify who has tried to answer the question before by doing the following:

Summarize how each of the sources presents and deals with the subject

Explain how each source presents and deals with its findings or results

Explain the relevancy of each source to your topic

State what you learned from each of your sources

State in what way(s) each source contributes to answering your issues

DISCUSSION

State your answer to your issue

State how and elaborate on how, explain how, illustrate how each of the sources you previously reviewed help you answer your issue

State what questions about your topic you still have that your sources may not have answered

CONCLUSIONS

Indicate how each of the sources have contributed to your conclusions (and clearly, accurately, correctly document those sources within your text)

State the implications of your conclusions

State what might be the possible consequences of your conclusions

State the significance these implications and consequences might have in the information technology / information security realm 

DOCUMENTATION

On a separate page, include a section labeled References which provides the full publication information for all the sources you used in your paper

You should have a MINIMUM of three (2) sources for your paper, at least 1 source needs to be peer-reviewed

Not meeting this minimum requirement of three (2) sources will lead to a lower evaluation of your paper for each missing source

Use APA format for documenting your sources

-For APA help: Purdue OWL(Link-https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html)

-For more details on journal types, refer to this link:  Rutgers Library(Link-https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/scholarly_articles)

SOC-481 Action Research Project Proposal

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Instructions: This is a three-part assignment, in which you develop a proposal for a viable action research project. The purpose of the proposal is to engage and inform potential “funders” of the project, as well as other key stakeholder groups invested in social change initiatives. The proposal should clearly and succinctly describe all aspects of your proposed project, clearly explaining what you will do and why.  

 Assignment:

In PART 1 of the assignment, you will develop the initial sections of an action research proposal. 

  

PART 1

Instructions

Create a first draft of the initial sections of your action research project proposal. This section of the proposal should be approximately 1,000-1,500 words, and include the following: 

1. Title of the proposed action research project

2. Introduction (150-250 words)

Identify the main subject area to be investigated (e.g., poverty, homelessness, gender or racial inequality, institutional change). (I would prefer poverty or homelessness, but which ever is most convenient and works for you is fine.)

Briefly summarize the scope and nature of the proposed research project. 

  

1. Description of a Social Problem in Need of Change (500-700 words)

Research Problem: Craft a succinct description of a concern/issue, a problem in need of a solution, or an unknown area to be explored through the proposed project. Be sure to identify a local context (e.g., neighborhood or community) where the project could potentially be developed and implemented. 

Literature Review and Justification to Study the Research Problem: Summarize evidence from the scholarly literature, indicating why this is a problem in need of a solution, or why it is an area where additional research and learning is needed. Be sure to include information of relevance to understanding the broader social area to be addressed (e.g., poverty, gender discrimination) as well as the local neighborhood or community where the project would potentially be implemented (e.g. a specific distressed neighborhood or community). You may also wish to include a brief review of previous community-based projects focusing on your topic and/or community of interest, noting how your proposed project could potentially build upon and/or strengthen earlier efforts to advance social change. 

Gaps in the Evidence: Based on the evidence you have reviewed, summarize what is missing or what additional information is needed to better understand or change the social problem within the local context you have identified. 

Relevance of an Action Research Project: Explain how a community-based action research project could be a strategically important approach to better understand and address the issue you have identified. Briefly describe why and how your proposed action research project could potentially make a positive contribution, and who might potentially benefit from investigative processes and outcomes. 

2. Vision of Desired Change or Improved Conditions (150-250 words)

Envisioning Success: Articulate a vision of what you hope to learn and how this proposed action research project could potentially bring about a desired change or improved conditions. 

Project Aims: Articulate how this proposed project can help you achieve your vision of change. Describe what you hope to do, the intention of the project, and your aspirations for the project in terms of action, individual and/or organizational learning, community development, or community change. 

3. Project Objectives (150-250 words)

Articulate Concrete Project Objectives: Describe the steps you will take to achieve your vision of change and project aims. Be sure objectives are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely, as well as consistent with the purpose and scope of a community-based action research project. 

4. Reference List 

Scholarly Sources: Incorporate information and supportive evidence from at least three scholarly sources of direct relevance to your proposed action research project. 

Reply with a comment to post 1, post 2, post 3 and post 4 with 2 reference below each reply.

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POST 1

KELLY

Utilizing conjoint analysis to explicate health care decision making by emergency department nurses: a feasibility study.

The goal of this study was to study the feasibility of using clinical simulation to understand proxy decision making by emergency department (ED) nurses for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) (Fishner, Orkin, & Frazer, 2008). The purpose was to enhance the comprehension of the complexities of services and supports that nurses are expected to provide (Fishner, Orkin, & Frazer, 2008). Conjoint analysis was used. Conjoin analysis is a measurement tool that uses simulation coupled with experimental design to mathematical model decision processes at the baseline of the individual decision maker (Fishner, Orkin, & Frazer, 2008). Most of the nurses were women, with an average of 7 years with ED experience (Fishner, Orkin, & Frazer, 2008). The results indicated that the nurses work site, age, education, and years of experience did not discriminate or alter these decision-making patters in the sample (Fishner, Orkin, & Frazer, 2008). The limitations of this study where the simulation only relies on an additive utility model of decision making that may not capture the complexity of a specific decision (Fishner, Orkinn, & Frazer, 2008). The conjoint analysis was a strength as it was proven to be robust. In my nursing practice complexity models and simulation tools have been used. Both tools benefited the selected facilities. The nurses were not sound in making optimal decisions regarding scheduling and patient care. The simulation would and complexity model would assist the nurse of how and when to schedule the patient. 

Development and Pilot Testing of Guidelines to Monitor High-Risk Medications in the

Ambulatory Setting

The goal of this study was to develop guidelines to monitor high-risk medications and to assess the prevalence of lab testing for medications among a multispecialty group practice (Tija et al., 2010). The study design selected was a safety intervention trial (Tija et al., 2010). Guidelines were developed for the laboratory monitoring of high-risk medications as part of a patient safety interventional trial (Tija et al, 2010). The experts selected a 2-round internet-based Delphi process to assist with the guideline medications based on the importance of monitoring for efficacy, safety, and drug to drug interactions (Tija et al., 2010). The results were achieved in 2 rounds. The results concluded that laboratory monitoring is vital, the prevalence of monitoring is highly variable (Tija et al., 2010). The limitations of the study were based off a single group practice. An important finding of the study indicated that patients using infrequently prescribe drugs were less likely to complete a recommended laboratory test (Tija et al., 2010). This tool would contribute to nurse practice. Being able to identify high-risk medications could prevent hospitalization and improve the overall quality of life. 

The statistical method that has been most frequently used are cross-sectional surveys. Additionally, I have discovered that some studies rely on data from a subset of journal and articles that have been previously written. It is my opinion that these methods are used opposed to others as it requires less time to find a conclusion.  Parametric methods are inappropriate to use for statistical analysis as they do not provide or offer accuracy of other statistical models. Nonparametric analysis is best suited when considering the order of something, meaning even if the numerical data changes, the results will likely not change (Grant & James, 2020). 

References:

Fishner, K., Orkin, F., & Frazer, C. (2008). Utilizing conjoining analysis to explicate health care 

            decision making by emergency department nurses: a feasibility study. Applied 

            Nursing Research, 23(1), 30-35. doi:10.1016/j/apnr.2008.03.004

Grant, M., & James, M. (2020). Nonparametric Statistics. Retrieved from: 

            https://investopedica.com/terms/n/nonparametric-statistics.asp

Tija, J., Field, T., Garber, L., Donovan, J., Kanaan, A., Raebel, M.,…Gurwitz, J. (2010).

            Development and pilot-testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the 

            ambulatory setting. American Journal of Managed Care, 16(7), 489-496. 

POST 2

Jacqueline

Utilizing conjoint analysis to explicate health care decision making by emergency department nurses: a feasibility study. 

        This study aimed to test the feasibility of conjoint analysis in studying the proxy decision-making process among emergency department (ED) nurses and ascertain their experiences with and perceptions of caring for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities ( Fisher et al., 2010). 

             The contingency tables with nonparametric tests (chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests) are used to explain the decision-making patterns associated with the nurses’ characteristics. Fisher’s exact test is a statistical significance test used in the analysis of contingency tables. In practice, it is usually employed when sample sizes are small ( Fisher et al., 2010).

            Alternately, there are Parametric tests such as the Anova test when testing more than two groups to find out if there is a difference between them, and the t-test, another parametric test, is a method that determines whether two populations are statistically different from each other. Hence, the parametric test is notappropriate for this study. 

           This multivariate statistical method -Conjoint analysis is a measurement technique that uses simulation coupled with a rigorous experimental design to mathematically model decision processes at individual decision-making level ( Fisher et al., 2010). Because of this design choice, the analysis is limited to the role of each factor at each factor level in decisions (“main effects”) and specifically cannot explore potential influences (“interactions”) of factors at given factor levels on one another ( Fisher et al., 2010).

             The sample size was insufficient to undertake a meaningful explanation of the observed decision-making patterns consisting of only twenty-three ED nurses. There are many disadvantages to having a small sample in the study; small samples lead to biases and create limited statistical power.

           A noted weakness in this study is that although conjoint analysis appears to be valid, it is not known if the nurses responded as they might have to an actual ED patient or if there would be a difference in their decision-making responses if they were providing care for the patient versus completing a simulation exercise. The conjoint analysis relies on an additive utility model of decision making that may not capture the complexity of a particular decision ( Fisher et al., 2010).

           One notably strength in the use of conjoint analysis in this study allows the researchers to ask questions that mimic real life. With conjoint analysis, the researcher can mimic the decision process of the participant.  As we know, the nurse’s role is ever-changing, with increasing demands on decision-making.

             Results from this study can not only provide information to the healthcare educators on what information the nurses as proxy decision-makers value, but it can also additionally allow the nurse herself to reflect on her thoughts and possible biases regarding decision making for this vulnerable population.

 Development and Pilot Testing of Guidelines to Monitor High-Risk Medications in the Ambulatory Setting 

            The purpose of this study is to develop guidelines to monitor high-risk medications and to assess the prevalence of laboratory testing for these medications among a multispecialty group practice (Tija et al. l, 2010).  

           The study design is a Safety intervention trial which beneficial. This study is conducted in a single multispecialty group practice, a small sample, so it may be more prone to testing biases. An advisory committee of national experts and local leaders used a 2-round Internet-based Delphi process to select guideline medications based on the importance of monitoring for efficacy, safety, and drug-drug interactions. One notable weakness in this method is that when more than 1 test was recommended for a selected medication, monitoring within a medication sometimes differed by greater than 50.0% (Tilia et al., 2010).  Moreover, If a drug was not used as often, it was not recommended for test monitoring- occasional use does not mean the drug is not a high-risk medication, and lastly, all guidelines recommendations were not assessed for this study.  A Nonparametric test is used in this study.

Medication safety is one of the National patient safety goals and monitoring the use of high-risk medications in a fast-paced ambulatory care setting have many difficulties. Although mistakes may or may not be more common with these drugs, the consequences of an error are more devastating to patients (Institute for Safety and Medication Practice [ISMP],2020. Results from this study will not only benefit patient outcomes but will improve overall medicationsafety throughout the system.

It is this researchers’ opinion that the most commonly used statistical method in my nursing practice area is the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and independent t-testing. 

Reference:

Fisher, K., Orkin, F., & Frazier, C. (2010). Utilizing conjoint analysis to explicate health care decision making by emergency department nurses: a feasibility study, Applied Nursing   Research,23 (1). pp. 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2008.03.004.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices; ISMP. (2010).

Tija, J., Field, T., Garber, L., Donovan, J., Kanaan, A., Raebel, M.,…Gurwitz, J. (2010).

            Development and pilot-testing of guidelines to monitor high-risk medications in the

            ambulatory setting. American Journal of Managed Care, 16(7), 489-496.

POST 3

LOLADE

Synthesize your previous experiences with consumer health literacy in your practice setting

            Patients in the modern world are high consumers of online health information. Generally, the majority of patients with psychiatric problems understand their health problems and the available treatment options due to online health information. An example of my experience with online health information is a patient with depression who had come for first clinical visit. The patient had an in-depth understanding of her condition, management, and psychological interventions that could be used to improve the outcomes of treatment. The patient was therefore ready to implement the treatment interventions that were prescribed to manage her symptoms of depression. 

Formulate strategies that you could use to assist patients in interpreting and applying online health information going forward. Include strategies for those patients that overuse medical websites or regularly misinterpret medical information found online

            One of the strategies that I will use to assist patients in interpreting and applying online health information is educating them on the importance of consulting a healthcare professional. The patients should be educated on the fact that not all of the online health information is accurate. In addition, the recommendations in the online health information only apply to patients with specific characteristics and not all patients suffering from a condition (Koutoukidis & Stainton, 2020). Therefore, patients should be educated on the importance of seeking advice from the healthcare providers prior to implementing online health information. The second strategy that I will use to assist the patients that apply online health information is educating them about the reliable websites that provide accurate health-related information. An example would be educating them to use information from websites of organizations such as the World Health Organization and American Medical Association. The information contained in these websites is reliable and safe for use (Linsley & Roll, 2020). I will also provide similar assistance to the patients who overuse medical websites or regularly misinterpret medical information that is found online. 

References

Koutoukidis, G., & Stainton, K. (2020). Tabbner’s Nursing Care: Theory and Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences.

Linsley, P., & Roll, C. (2020). Health Promotion for Nursing Students. SAGE

POST 4

MICHELLE

  • Synthesize your previous experiences with consumer health literacy in your practice setting.

Understanding of consumer health literacy in my practice setting of gastroenterology has been both vast and minimal at the same time. Then need for patient education Patient education is so important to the crux of what health literacy truly means. However as described in the work from Misra et al., (2010) if patients cannot understand the education information it is not useful in any way. Gastroenterology has a unique set of issues that have complex terminology that are difficult to educate at the 4th grade level. The recommendations for consumer education has always been suggested to be at a simplified reading level. However when thinking about user interfaces with health information technology one might think that as long as we can present the information in a hand-held device format one might be able to interface with patients more readily as we become more technology driven. Utilizing an education format that avoids technical jargon and complicated communication styles or excessive information that confuses or clutters the education process as described by (Misra et al., 2010). Improving visuals such as the use of color to help communicate through different behavioral interactions such as the use of the color red to show what we do not want someone to do in the color green to show something that is a positive or the correct thing for a patient to do for their health. The use of reproducible education products for consumer health literacy has been a cost-effective means but that makes it very difficult to utilize a copy of a product in color because this has a higher cost per item than a black-and-white copy on a copy machine. My in counters with patient education includes simplified copies that can be written on and given to the patient at the time of their patient visit.  I can go over this education with them and answer questions write on the paper that they will take home with them and allowing for dialogue and then they can take that education information with them for referring back to it as the use it.

  • Formulate strategies that you could use to assist patients in interpreting and applying online health information going forward. Include strategies for those patients that overuse medical websites or regularly misinterpret medical information found online.

The consideration of choosing different types of health education information based upon the patient’s age is an interesting concept discussed in the work of (Pak et al., 2009). Helping all patients to find safe and evidence-based data from websites is an incredibly important portion of what it is we do as healthcare providers. When thinking about improving that interface for my patience I have to superimpose this concept of different types of health information being offered to different age groups based upon the fact that some they rather have a computer-assisted education process where others may prefer a handwritten document like I have used in my current practice. As technology improves and technology interfaces income more commonplace y as described in this work prove that younger age groups and younger adults are definitely interfacing with computers at a much higher frequency. The older adults many need another type of education, and considering user interfaces that fit each age group’s preferences may be more realistic to allow the education we are trying to provide (Pak et al., 2009).

The older age populations are certainly on much higher likelihood for utilization of daily medications so the importance of teaching and finding a teaching method and interface that will give them the most amount of information about those medications so that they can monitor for levels of toxicity and/or interference. Identifying with those patients what their preference for health information consumption might be and ensure that you have options so if a patient requests computer-based visuals for that education you have that available to them (Pak et al., 2009).

 

            This is a common practice I have now but the educating of patients for which medical sites have founded researched and evidence-based answers and helping them to utilize those sites as opposed to just doing a Google search and getting whatever might pay the highest to be at the top of that list.

Misra, R., Mark, J. H., Khan, S., & Kukafka, R. (2010, November 13). Using design principles to foster understanding of complex health concepts in consumer informatics tools. AMIA … Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347027. 

Pak, R., Price, M. M., & Thatcher, J. (2009, November 16). Age-sensitive design of online health information: comparative usability study. Journal of medical Internet research. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802567/. 

Discussion and 1 reply

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 Discussion question

1.  One of the key reasons that businesses fail is due to improper capital  planning and a general lack of working capital (aka liquidity).  It also  happens to be one of the key reasons why people fail too.  In personal  finance, we know that you should have 3 to 6 months’ worth of money set  aside for emergencies, but what does it take to make sure that a  business is properly liquid?

 2.  As a society the US has one of the lowest savings rates in all  of the developed countries.  Why do we have such a hard time saving  money?

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It can be difficult for businesses to maintain the proper amount of  liquidity. Many factors affect a business’s ability to gain, retain, and  maintain the proper amount of liquidity to meet its goals. There are  many outside entities such as investors, stockholders, and creditors  which are applicable factors as well. Liquidity is understood in terms  of the amount of difficulty required, or the lack thereof, to convert an  asset or security into cash without altering its market price. The core  of liquidity is cash and the rest of liquidity is that which can be  converted into cash. It takes money to make money so if a business was  prioritizing maintaining the proper amount of liquidity then it would  probably be important to not overextend its short-term obligations since  liquidity is measured in terms of a company’s ability to cover its  short-term obligations. This is related to the use of the Current Ratio  to show how much ability that company has to turn its assets into cash  within one year. I understand that as the process of a company needing  startup cash, then a need to produce income while minimizing expenses,  and additionally being cautious not to over-commit so as not to  overburden the liquidity of the company. If a company does not have  strong enough liquidity, then it is not viable and could be unstable if  unforeseen burdens occur. (Hayes, 2021)

Some would say too many Americans live lives of gluttony and excess  with more money going out than money coming in. Historically America is  post-agricultural and post-industrial. If there’s less money in the  corporate account, Industry is shrinking, Government is growing, taxes  go up every year, and the dollar is worth less every year, then that is  all going to trickle down too many people having less income.  Progressive liberal socialist would say that the citizen is not  responsible for their lack of income and excess of debt but rather that  they are victims of their environment and they simply need the alleged  magical working wage. Remember when parents used to say money doesn’t  grow on trees? It seems like we’re talking about the same thing. (Meyer,  2000)

Why does the society of the US have one of the lowest savings rates  in all of the developed countries? This seems more like a  psychology/lifestyle choice question. Why do people buy clothes that are  unnecessary and that they cannot afford?  The answer, because they want  to. Why do people buy homes, cars, and boats that they can’t afford?   Why don’t they spend that money on their children’s education? The  answer, because they want to. According to C

hris  Carroll, from MIT, and Lawrence Summers, from Harvard, a majority of  the decline in money being put into savings accounts can be traced back  to a decline in the personal savings rate. Using that logic, the reason  would be that Americans lost motivation to put money in their savings  account because of the lack of return. But there are many ways to save.  Money saved in a mattress is still more money than none saved at all, or  better yet, more money saved than money over-committed to debt.  (Carroll, 1987)

References

Carroll, C., Summers, L. (1987). Why is U.S. National Saving so Low?  Brookings. Retrieved from  https://www.brookings.edu/bpea-articles/why-is-u-s-national-saving-so-low/

Hayes, A. (2021). Investopedia. Liquidity. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/liquidity.asp (Links to an external site.)

Meyer, J. (2000). The Role Of Industrial And Post-Industrial Cities  In Economic Development. Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard  University. Retrieved from  https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/research-areas/working-papers/role-industrial-and-post-industrial-cities-economic-development

Cryptographic Algorithms & Information Protection at Large

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Part 1: Cryptographic Algorithms

This week reading focused on three types of cryptographic algorithms: (1) Secret key, (2) Public key, (3) Hash functions. Pick an algorithm for any one of these types (e.g., DES, AES, RSA, MD5) and describe how it works and where it is applied in network security. (For example SSL uses 3DES or DES for message encryption.) Use your own words. When you pick an algorithm, try not to repeat.

Part 2: Information Protection at Large

Cryptographic algorithms protect data at rest and during transit to some degree. By encrypting data, you are assuring that only authorized individuals or systems can read the data. Similarly by using integrity techniques such as hashing and message authentication code you are assuring no unauthorized person had made changes. In other words, you can think of cryptography as a means of access control. Cryptography alone is not sufficient for complete data protection.  For example, a person can walk into your computer room and physically destroy your data in your disk and other storage medium. Your computer room can be destroyed by fire or flood. Cryptography certainly does not address availability concerns. An insider can log into your computer systems and delete files or a row of data in your database. So, you need physical security; you need authentication and authorization controls in both hard and soft forms.   The questions for this second part of the conference then:  What methods/facilities are available to secure data in today’s systems? Have these methods proved to be adequate? So, this second part of this conference is to go beyond cryptographic techniques and think of other forms of protection information security needs.

Power point

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Review the case studies of Colleen M. and Xander L. located in the Juvenile Offender Case Studies document.

Compute the risk assessment score for each of these individuals using two of the risk assessment devices you located in your Collaborative Activity this week.

Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you include the following:

  • Summarize your risk assessment.
  • Compare the results you obtain for each individual from the two different assessments.
  • Indicate what additional information you would have liked to have had.
  • Recommend a potential correctional strategy for each of the individuals.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

CASE STUDY ONE: COLLEEN M.

Colleen M. is a 15-year-old Caucasian girl. She has lived in the state for her entire life. Her father abandoned the family when she was an infant and her mother is currently in a drug rehabilitation facility. Colleen has been living on a farm with her aunt. Although she has no prior contact with the law, she admits to having run away from her aunt in the past, though she always returned on her own.

Colleen’s current trouble is centered on a neighbor’s dispute about her dog. After the dog bit the neighbor, the neighbor threatened and attempted to take the dog to animal control. When the neighbor later found Colleen and the dog trespassing on her property, the neighbor verbally threatened to “get” them both. Apparently, the neighbor set fire to a scarecrow on her property to emphasize her point. 

At this point, Colleen threw a nearby bucket of liquid on the neighbor. The liquid was later determined to be a pesticide. The pesticide burned the skin on contact and triggered an extreme allergic reaction in the neighbor, resulting in her death. Colleen was charged with involuntary manslaughter and was determined delinquent by the court. Colleen claims that she was simply attempting to douse the fire.

Coincidentally, a few weeks prior, Colleen had been a passenger of a motor home that had collided with a vehicle driven by the neighbor’s sister. This accident resulted in the neighbor’s sister’s death, though it was ruled an accidental homicide. Witnesses report that Colleen took a pair of fancy shoes off the feet of the corpse and immediately put them on her own feet. Colleen defends her actions by claiming that an observer told her to do this. 

At the time of her arrest, Colleen’s blood tested positive for opiates. Colleen claims that while traveling with three homeless men, they unknowingly stumbled upon a field of poppies and that before they knew it; the intoxicating aroma caused her to pass out. Colleen claims not to have a drug problem. Colleen states that all she wants to do now is go home and that she misses her Aunt Emily.

CASE STUDY TWO: XANDER L.

Xander L. is a 17-year-old African American male and documented gang member. His prior juvenile adjudications include purse snatching, breaking and entering, and drug possession. His first juvenile adjudication occurred when he was 13 years old. He has served a year of custody in the juvenile correctional facility and has been placed on probation twice previously. His latest arrest is for possession of a concealed weapon, to which he has pled guilty. 

Xander lives with his mother in the housing projects. He reports no contact with his father. His mother presently works two jobs. Although she is supportive of him, and Xander reports a close relationship with his mother, she does not approve of his conduct. In the past, she has reported him to the police. Xander indicates that he has dropped out of high school, but would like to get his general equivalency diploma to make his mother proud.

Wooden on Leadership

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In the current business world, team projects are commonplace. This assignment will use John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success, its different facets, how it relates to project management leadership, and how it is fulfilled in different circumstances. Visit John Wooden, Coach and Teacher (link below) to retrieve the information.

Write an 8–10 page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the extent to which John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success fits today’s business environment after reflecting on your own organization or one that you have observed. Provide three examples to support the response.
  2. Typify your leadership style and provide three examples of how your own temperament, motivation pattern, thinking styles, character, expectations, and leadership philosophy relate to or contrast with themes discussed in John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success.
  3. Analyze John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and identify the aspects with which you agree and disagree. Provide a rationale for each aspect.
  4. Create a new Pyramid of Success model based on your analysis of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and provide a rationale for each aspect or step of this new model.
  5. Using either the coaching philosophy of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success or your own newly designed Pyramid of Success model, develop a step-by-step strategy that self-directed project team members may use to adapt to any project-related crisis.
  6. Use at least four quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Develop a step-by-step strategy based on a pyramid of success model that project team members could use to adapt to any project-related crisis.

http://www.coachwooden.com/

solving ethical dilemma case study using 8 steps ethical solving methods

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Jeffery is an executive officer of a bank and drives to work every day. Today, he wakes up later than his usual time as he has attended a party last night till dawn. He has to rush to the office before his Manager. As such, he is driving a touch faster than the speed limit. Due to handover from the party, he is not able to concentrate on the road. All of a sudden, his car hits something solid. Jeffery is spin to a stop, and several more cars have run into him and each other in an attempt to avoid the accident.

Jeffery notice that he has hit a person, and that the person is not looking very good. In fact, Jeffery is quite sure that the person is dead. Jeffery shakily get out of the car, and looks around at the damage that has been caused. Several cars have been badly smashed up, but more importantly Jeffery has killed someone with his careless driving.

As Jeffery is standing there in shock, a woman comes up to him, tears running down her face, and obviously very shook up. She told Jeffery that she has just ran over someone. Jeffery asks her where this person is, and she points towards the person that Jeffery ran over!

Jeffery does not understand why, but for some reason this woman thinks that she caused this accident and killed the person, when in fact Jeffery is well aware that he was the cause. Whoever accepts the blame is likely to be placed in jail for a very long time. If Jeffery let the woman take the blame, there is a very good chance he will get away with it all. However, there is also the chance that Jeffery could be placed in jail for even longer for trying to cover it up.

What should Jeffery do?

Competency 7: Assess Your Interview Skills

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Internship Applied Learning Activities in Response to COVID 19 

The Business Internship program has developed a plan to address temporary disruption to students’ internship placements due to national or local events such as communicable diseases, natural disasters, and/or civil unrest. 

• Students should contact their site sponsor at their internship location to work together if there are mandatory agency closures and follow the directive of the agency. • If the internship is in a setting where additional support is needed, we encourage students to make every effort to attend the internship as scheduled. 

• Unless otherwise discussed with the internship site sponsor and instructor, internships will continue as scheduled. 

Contingency Plan 

If a decision is made by a student or the internship location to stay home for a period of time, the BUS Department has developed the option for students to be able to continue to acquire internship hours. Internship Education Virtual Applied Learning Activities are meant to be supplemental to internship experience and not in lieu of agency learning. Students must request this option by emailing the site sponsor and instructor. The student should include: 

1. The plan for hours devoted to the activity/activities. This must include specific times, dates, and location. 

2. The request must be approved by both the site sponsor and instructor prior to completing the activity/activities. 

3. The student must submit written verification of activity completion to the instructor to receive credit for the hours. The maximum number of hours has not been determined but for now, no more than 45 hours may be completed virtually. Requests for more than this will need approval from the instructor. 

As noted, I hope you will each be able to continue your internships. However, if circumstances outside of our control prohibit this, please e-mail me immediately to set up the contingency. In the meantime, all weekly time sheets and activity reports should be submitted via Blackboard.  The time sheets must be scanned, no photos will be accepted, and the weekly activity reports will be typed as usual.  

Should you have any questions, please reach out to me directly.  Thanks for all you are doing to be successful in the course. 

Sincerely, 

Michael

Requirements 

The below requirements are to ensure that the virtual activities are completely in a professional, appropriate, and timely fashion. 

• Students must clear their Competency choice with the Instructor. • Each Competency will be assigned a mutually agreeable due date with the Instructor and the student and due dates must be arranged weekly. • Students that need to complete hours must check in via e-mail, Zoom, Google Hangout, etc. with the Instructor weekly. 

• All students will continue to complete their assignments and discussions via Blackboard. • Students are responsible for ensuring they complete the 90-hours of work at the Internship location or via Applied Learning Activities Competencies. This includes checking in weekly with the Instructor, ensuring work is completely in a timely fashion, and to a high-standard. 

Internship Education Applied Learning Activity Ideas for Students by Competency 

Competency 7: Assess Your Interview Skills

• Research interviewing skills and tips.

• Create an assessment of where your strengths and weaknesses are.

• Practice with some of the questions you find.

• Ask people to help you (virtually, you can use Collaborate, GoogleHangout, Face time on your phones, an old-fashioned phone call, etc.). Conduct three virtual interviews (again, with professionals in your field, not relatives). Have them ask you at least 10 questions. Have them write a summary of your strengths and weaknesses after the interview and forward it to me.

• Write an assessment of what you need to improve on.

• As above this should be:

Maximum of five (5) pages, 

-Typed and double-spaced, with Arial font, 

-1” margins, and 

-12 point type.