Assignment: Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly.

Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefits are examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice.

Leaders can contribute to both the problem and the solution through policies, action, and inaction. In this Assignment, you will further develop the white paper you began work on in Module 1 by addressing competing needs within your organization.

To Prepare:

• Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
• Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.

The Assignment (4-5 pages):

Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following:

• Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
• Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
• Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
• Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.

Assignment Content

1. Competency
   Explain how visualizations are used to capture actionable insights and address business problems.

   Student Success Criteria
   View the grading rubric for this deliverable by selecting the “This item is graded with a rubric” link, which is located in the Details & Information pane.

   Scenario
   You are the facility manager for EnVision, a high-tech vehicle maker located in Atlanta. This new company designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles and charging units. EnVision’s unique designs, technical prowess, and limited competition has placed them in the enviable position of having a high demand for their line of products. This demand has generated over a billion dollars in pre-sale orders, and a new manufacturing facility is required to meet customer’s needs. The firm’s CEO, Mark Hammel, has asked you to assist in selecting a new site that will accommodate a new state-of-the-art facility.
   Dashboards and visualization stories provide audiences with swift insights and influence key business decisions. Therefore, your CEO has decided that the data you gather should be in the form of a visualization presentation.

   Instructions
   Tableau Presentation
   Create a Tableau visualization story that threads together the company’s goals, relevant data sets, tool features, editorial best practices, and measures of quantitative and qualitative data. Use visualization stories and visualization tools to capture key insights and express them in business terms.

   Using the files provided, locate the data associated with sustainable energy, additional personnel, raw materials (Aluminum), utilities, shipping conveyances (Rail and Ground), and survey results for your charts and graphs.

   • Create the data links to your sources that will develop appropriate insights.
   • Construct visualizations to highlight key themes listed above: sustainable energy, additional personnel, raw materials (Aluminum), utilities, shipping conveyances (Rail and Ground).
   • Word Document
   • Create a Word document to explain your presentation and the justification for the data sets you used.
   • For the reference information not available, identify that data and provide an explanation of why it is not available.
   • Devise a plan to turn insight derived from the data into actions to meet the company’s goals.
   • Explain what makes this insight actionable.
   • Resources
     Refer to the Getting Started folder for more information on using Tableau.
     For assistance in using Tableau Desktop, please navigate to the Tableau Public Resources and view videos 17 and 18.

     Data Files
     For this assignment, please reference the following data files as necessary:

 250 WORD ESSAY

The Fall from Grace-Watergate

Richard Nixon served as Vice-President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and as President from 1969 to 1974.  He was the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and Vice Presidency.  In 1969 Americans had joined together in pride over the lunar landing and Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon.   

Yet Nixon’s personality may have played a part in his eventual demise. He believed the United States faced grave dangers from the radicals and dissidents who were challenging his policies, and he came to view any challenge as a “threat to national security.” As a result, he created a climate in which he and those who served him could justify almost any tactics to stifle dissent and undermine the opposition. He has been described as being a devious, secretive, and embittered man whose White House became a series of covert activities.  On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon became the first chief executive in American History to resign, because of his role in the Watergate scandal.

Some Americans viewed this as an indication that the system worked.  They were proud of the way the US political system had weathered the crisis and peacefully transferred power. Others worried about the further erosion of popular trust and belief in their government.  Regardless, when he left office the nation remembered an administration that had been discredited by the Agnew and Watergate scandals. Watergate has come to define Nixon’s presidency.

In order to prepare for this discussion forum: 

• Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 30 that support your discussion. 
• Read the linked essay DEBATING THE PAST: WATERGATE
• Read the following excerpts from the Nixon Tapes.  As you read them to consider what the conversations reveal, about the casual use of federal agencies for political purposes.
• Review the discussion on the Nixons’ “so-called “imperial Presidency” at this PBS site The American President: Richard Nixon
• Digital History: Restraining the Imperial Presidency
• Identify one source that addresses the topic you choose to discuss.  The source must be cited in your discussion.

Additional recommended reading:

• Read Chapter 1 of the book All the President’s Men available at this link.  I also recommend the that you watch the 1976 film version.
• Read the following reviews and articles on Stanley Kutler’s book Abuse of Power:
  • “The Exile” (Review of Kutler), Russell Baker
  • “The Unraveling” (Review of Kutler), Rick Perlstein
  • Nixon Tapes (PBS chat with Kutler)

After you have completed your readings post your response to only One of the following questions:

1. Evaluate Richard Nixon’s presidency.  Aside from Watergate, should he be considered a good president?
2. In his 1973 book The Imperial Presidency, Arthur J. Schlesinger raised the argument that the Presidency has been evolving to the point that it was out of control, and was exceeding its constitutional limits.  Do you agree or disagree with his arguments?

 DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES | THE HISTORY PROGRAM HIST 420 – SEMINAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY FALL 2020 FINAL RESEARCH PAPER (40%) DUE DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 Please research and write an original Research Paper related to the Black Power Movement, which was a distinct period in African American history from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. As we have discussed in our previous lectures, the Black Power Movement emphasized racial pride, the creation of black political and cultural institutions, self-reliance, and group unity. The expression of “black power” ideology ranged from the desire to create an all-black nation-state to the promotion of black economic power. For this Research Project, you will select your own topic. However, the following topics are suggested: ► The Roots of Black Power: Robert F. Williams, the Deacons for Defense and Justice, and the Rise of Malcolm X ► “The Language of the Unheard”: Inner City Rebellions of the 1960s ► Black Power Rivalry: The Black Panther Party and the US Organization ► Before Kaepernick: The Black Power Movement and the Black Athlete ► Black Power on Campus: College Student Activism and the Arrival of Black Studies Programs ► Afros, Braids and Dashikis: The Black is Beautiful Movement of the 1960s. PAPER CONTENTS: 1) Title Page: Paper Title, Your Name, Course Name, Date and the Professor’s Name 2) Table of Contents: Subheadings that appear in the text; page numbers for these headings 3) Introduction 4) Body: Divided into Sections and Subsections (if necessary) 5) Conclusion 6) Bibliography 7) Table of Figures (if necessary) PAPER REQUIREMENTS: 1) Length: The paper length will be between 20-25 pages (DO NOT go over the page limit); 12-point Font; Double-Spaced; Insert Page Numbers 2) Number of Sources: Your paper should include a minimum of 10 sources. Appropriate sources include: (a) research articles from historical journals (b) books (c) primary sources (newspaper articles, interviews, FBI files, etc.) and (d) web articles (Wikipedia articles are not permitted for this project). 3) Format: Your paper should follow one of the following formats: MLA, Turabian, or APA 2 WRITING SCHEDULE 10/22/2020 (THURSDAY) RESEARCH PROPOSAL/ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DUE EMAILED TO DR. DUPREE-WILSON ([email protected]) 11/29/2020 (SUNDAY) DRAFT 1 OF FINAL PAPER IS DUE EMAILED TO DR. DUPREE-WILSON ([email protected]) 12/17/2020 (THURSDAY) FINAL PAPER IS DUE SUBMITTED THROUGH BLACKBOARD THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN PLAGIARISM OR ACADEMIC DISHONESTY WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC “F” IN THIS COURSE RESEARCH PROJECT RUBRIC Requirements Description Points Timely Submission of Your Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Submission of your Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography by 10/22/2020, via email, as instructed 6 Format 20-25 full pages, double-spaced,12-point font; Page count includes all required Paper Contents (Title Page, Table of Contents, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Bibliography and Table of Figures) 6 Integration of Knowledge The paper demonstrates that the author fully understands and has applied concepts learned in this course 4 Topic Focus The topic is focused narrowly enough for the scope of the assignment 4 Depth of Discussion/Cohesiveness In-depth discussion and elaboration in addition to tying together information from all the sources relied upon 10 Spelling/Grammar No spelling or grammar mistakes 2 Sources Use of 10 or more approved sources 4 Citations Cites data obtained from other sources. Proper use of APA, MLA or Chicago style citations 4 TOTAL 40 

Peer Review Worksheet and Letter

Before completing this assignment, please review the studies and discussion prompts.

Introduction

Here are some guidelines for giving and receiving great peer feedback:

• Be sure you have identified the writer’s goals before you begin generating your feedback. This will ensure that your comments are relevant and focused on helping the writer achieve what he or she hopes to achieve.
• Discuss the text, not the emotions surrounding the text. Good givers of feedback look for elements and aspects of the text that work, and point out aspects and elements that do not quite communicate the ideas in the text. Remember to refer back to the writer’s goals, and comment on those. Which aspects of the text are functioning to achieve those goals, and which aren’t? Explain why.
• Be clear. Be direct. Be specific.
• When you find areas you think need improvement, offer suggestions for how the writer might go about doing this. You probably won’t always have specific suggestions, but do the best you can. Sometimes simply providing a clear explanation for why something doesn’t seem to be working is enough to spark ideas when the writer reads your comments. It’s also helpful to direct the writer to resources you think might be useful.
• Tone, language, word choices, and grammatical issues that inhibit a reader’s ability to understand a writer’s meaning are also important areas for the peer reviewer to consider. Writers don’t always know how their tone will come across to a reader, so a peer reviewer’s perspective is extremely important if there are any significant problems with tone or language choices in the text. It’s also helpful to point out areas with awkward syntax or tedious repetition; these are things that writers have difficulty spotting in their own writing.

The experience of peer review will also help you become a better critical reader of your own writing. You’ll find that as you learn how to analyze and critique the writing of others, you’ll also develop the ability to apply these same skills to your own writing.

Instructions

For this assignment, submit the Peer Review Worksheet and accompanying letter to your peer that you completed for this unit’s discussion.

Your assignment will be scored on the following criteria:

1. Explain the main strengths of the research paper.
2. Assess the utility, applicability, and sufficiency of the supporting evidence.
3. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the text’s organization.
4. Assess editing concerns regarding the research paper.
5. Recommend issues the author should prioritize for revision.

Resources

• Peer Review Worksheet and Letter Scoring Guide.
• Peer Review Worksheet.