Diversity and accessibility

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify implications of accessibility on campus and in communities

Directions

This activity will help you examine ways in which you can develop your awareness of and commitment to diversity on campus. Answer the following questions to the best of your ability:

  • What are my plans for expanding myself personally and intellectually in college?
  • What kind of community will help me expand most fully, with diversity as a factor in my expansion?
  • What are my comfort zones, and how might I expand them to connect more diversely?
  • Do I want to be challenged by new viewpoints, or will I feel more comfortable connecting with people who are like me?
  • What are my biggest questions about diversity?
  • Write several paragraphs reflecting on the questions above.
  • Submit this assignment according to directions from your instructor.

Consider the following strategies to help you answer the questions:

  • Examine extracurricular activities. Can you get involved with clubs or organizations that promote and expand diversity?
  • Review your college’s curriculum. In what ways does it reflect diversity? Does it have departments and courses on historically unrepresented peoples, e.g., cultural and ethnic studies, and gender and sexuality studies. Look for study-abroad programs, as well.
  • Read your college’s mission statement. Read the mission statement of other colleges. How do they match up with your values and beliefs? How do they align with the value of diversity?
  • Inquire with friends, faculty, colleagues, family. Be open about diversity. What does it mean to others? What positive effects has it had on them? Ask people about diversity.
  • Research can help. You might consult college literature, Web sites, resource centers and organizations on campus, etc.

Intro. to Computer

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  • Presentation
    PresentationAttached Files:

    1. Before, during and after assignment thoughts.
    2.  If you use outside resources, cite your sources with the presentation
    3. While completing this presentation by following the instructions attached, you should use several of the PowerPoint features you learned while completing the PowerPoint Tutorials assignment including:
      1. Themes
      2. Transitions
      3. Pictures
      4. Animation
      5. Audio – Audio should enhance the purpose of your presentation. Do not just add random music or read your slides.
      6. Video
      7. This Student Presentation assignment is worth 100 points.You are required to follow Guy Kawasaki’s 10 20 30 rule. This rule is you should have no more than 10 slides, you should not talk for more than 20 minutes and you should not use a font size that is less than 30 points. Look Guy up and see what his background is. Check out his web page. He explains the rule nicely in this short video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M13SObffog Submit your presentation here by the due date listed on your course Detailed Schedule.
  • AssignmentStudent Presentations using MS PowerPointYou have 2 documents to attach.  A video presentation and one is the PowerPoint presentation that is not a video. 

Leadership Self-Assessment

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  • oggle DrawerOverviewAssess your leadership approaches in a 2,250–3,000-word job application questionnaire.
    Note: The assessments in this course build upon one another and must be completed in the order presented. 
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  • Toggle DrawerResourcesLeadership Principles and Practices 
    Being an effective leader is challenging. You cannot do it alone. Effective leadership takes a strong foundation, the commitment of leaders and followers and content that will ensure everyone is working toward a successful outcome.
    Read the following:

  • Assessment InstructionsOverview
    In this assessment, you will evaluate your leadership abilities in a job application questionnaire.
    Preparation
    Use the following to complete this assessment.

    • Western Medical Application Questionnaire [PDF].
    • Application Questionnaire Response Template [DOCX].
    • Scenario
      After exploring online job postings, you submitted an application and resume to Western Medical Enterprises. A few days later you received the following e-mail:
      Western Medical HR E-mail
      Dear Applicant,
      Thank you for your interest in employment at Western Medical Enterprises. We have received your application packet. The next step for all candidates is to provide a narrative response to the questions in the attached document. Please return your completed document to me. 
      Once we receive your responses, we will review them and notify you of the next steps.
      Good luck! 
      Sincerely,
      Thomas Hardy
      Human Resources Recruiter
      Western Medical Enterprises
      Instructions
      Respond to the scenario by answering the questions in the Western Medical Application Questionnaire [PDF] in the Application Questionnaire Response Template [DOCX].
      Additional Requirements
      Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:
    • Format: Submit your responses using the Application Questionnaire Response Template.
    • APA format: Use current APA style and formatting.
    • Length: 2,250–3,000 words.
    • Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font and double-spaced lines.
    • Written communication:
      • Express your main points, arguments, and conclusions coherently.
      • Use correct grammar and mechanics.
      • Proofread your writing.
    • Competencies Measured
      By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
    • Competency 1: Analyze leadership traits and styles.
      • Analyze one’s own leadership qualities and actions relative to a specific experience.
    • Competency 2: Apply accepted leadership practices and behaviors.
      • Analyze one’s own actions designed to motivate and foster collaboration among stakeholders.
    • Competency 3: Communicate professionally and effectively.
      • Convey clear meaning in active voice, with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical errors.
      • Describe an instance where one was required to lead a team to collaborate.
    • Note: Faculty may use the Writing Feedback Tool when grading this assessment. The Writing Feedback Tool is designed to provide you with guidance and resources to develop your writing based on five core skills. You will find writing feedback in the Scoring Guide for the assessment, once your work has been evaluated.

week5 assign –apply

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Assignment Content

  1. In Wk 2, you completed a SWOT analysis on a successful company that demonstrated a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. Now, you will shift your focus to look at a company that is failing or experiencing challenges in the area of financial performance.

    Select and research a company that is having financial difficulties or is on the brink of bankruptcy.

    Review “Where Can I Find a Company’s Annual Report and Its SEC Filings?” from Investopedia.

    You can also access specific information about a variety of businesses in the University Library by searching the following databases:

    • University Library > Databases > B > Business Source Complete
    • University Library > Databases > E > EDGAR
    • University Library > Databases > P > Plunkett Research Online
    • Conduct a strategic analysis of the company’s current financial operations. Determine strategies for achieving a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace and increasing financial performance.

      Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis. When writing your analysis, complete the following:

    • Evaluate the company’s current financial plan, including charts and/or graphs showing financial data from the struggling company, and make recommendations for improvement.
    • Determine strategies for achieving a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace and increasing financial performance.
    • Create a plan to implement the strategies you selected.
    • Include APA-formatted, in-text citations, and a reference page with at least 3 sources.

      Rubric: Also – Published in the Announcements!!!
      Week#5 – Rubric Implementation Plans
      COMPANY in DIRE Straits –
      Criteria Individual Assessment –
      1. Evaluation of the company’s current financial plan and recommendations for improvement – 30% of total grade = 30 points
      2. Strategies for achieving sustainable competitive advantage -30% of total grade = 30 points
      3. Plan to implement the selected strategies – 30% of total grade = 30 points
      4. Mechanics & grammar – 5% of total grade = 5 points (Syntax)
      5. Information literacy – 5% of total grade (References) = 5 points (reference sources)
      TOTAL POINTS = 100 points TOTAL POINTS   /100 points

       

Discussion Week 5

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Post your initial response to one of the scenarios below.

Musculoskeletal and Neurologic System

Using the South University Online Library, the Internet, and your textbook research the conditions affecting the musculoskeletal and the neurologic systems. 

Scenario 1

A 58-year-old female is admitted for a work up for a complaint of neck and low back pain. During admission, you discover that she underwent a renal transplant six years ago. The patient also had blood work collected. When you review the findings, you notice that her serum calcium is elevated at 13.9 (Normal values range from 8.5 to 10.2 mg/dl), her CBC shows a hematocrit of 33%, and hemoglobin of 11.1 g/dl (normal adult female hematocrit Range: 37-47%, normal adult female hemoglobin range: 12-16 g/dl).

  • What could be the underlying cause of her pain and her abnormal lab values?
  • What other assessments would be helpful?
  • What interventions might be considered?

Scenario 2

A 33-year-old Hispanic male is admitted and complains of a tingling sensation in his left leg, vertigo, and loss of balance. When you begin to perform intake history, you notice that his speech is slurred, his teeth are in need of repair, and he seems to be very drowsy.

  • What other findings may you find in this individual?
  • What would you think is the underlying cause of this patient’s complaint?
  • How would you proceed with your assessment specifically for this patient?

Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital

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Assignment 2: Lending Institutions, Health Care, and Human Capital

Use the Internet to research afghanistan. Your research should include an examination of lending institutions, health care, and human capital.

Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you:

  1. Explore whether or not funding from international lending institutions like the World Bank and the IMF are helping or hindering the social, economic, or political development of the country that you have selected. Support your response with examples.
  2. Discuss, with examples, at least four (4) substantive ways in which a healthy population strengthens the economy of the country that you have selected.
  3. Ascertain the degree to which the leadership of your chosen country has used foreign aid to improve its health care system. Support your response with concrete examples.
  4. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.

When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:

  • Webtext Format:
    • Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
      • Example:

Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.

  • Lecture Format:
    • Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.
      • Example:

Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from /bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

  • Internet Resources:
    • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.
      • Example:

Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Determine how human capital is used and what effect gender disparity has on these decisions.
  • Determine what role health plays in developing economies.
  • Examine the role that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank play in transfers and the conditions they set to effect this funding.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
  • Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics

Business Plan Part III

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Business Plan Part III

Part III of the Business Plan

Part III of the business plan is due in week 5. Together with this part, you must show to your instructor that you have implemented the necessary corrections based on the part I feedback.

Part III Requirements

1.  Marketing Strategy

a.  The marketing strategy should address how you will differentiate your company from competitors. 

b.  Frame your marketing plan to show potential investors what factors will make your product or service more desirable than those offered by the competition. 

c.  You should present information to show your plan is well-researched and includes reasonable assumptions. 

d.  In addition, the work should illustrate that the proposed company is not entering a declining industry or market segment. 

e.  Tables and figures must be introduced in the narrative.

f.  The marketing plan should include:

 i.  Analysis of the business opportunity 

g.  Target market inclusive of potential customers and their location

h.  Location of your business

i.  Economic, demographic, and geographic factors which may influence the success of the proposed venture

2.  Organizational Success Strategies

a.  Present a 1-2 page summary of the vision of the company’s success. 

b.  Show what strategies will be adopted to ensure the overall success.

c.  Identify and ethical dilemmas of your strategies and how it will impact corporate social responsibility.

Week 1

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READ: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the case below:

Case 1: Population Health Management in Action

Although the integration of patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations into the health system is still emerging—as are best practices and key learnings from these early efforts—there have been myriad examples demonstrating encouraging returns and improvement in quality of care. The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative recently profiled several organizations that have adopted patient health management (PHM) tools and strategies to address the preventive and chronic care needs of their patient populations.

  1. Bon Secours Virginia Medical Group
  2. Richmond, VA
  3. Provider Type: Multispecialty group practice
  4. Locations: 140
  5. Patients: 25,000 (Virginia)

A pioneer in implementing medical home and accountable care initiatives, Bon Secours has dedicated itself to executing a sustainable care delivery model that is in alignment with health care reform across its providers and locations. Bon Secours’s transformation into an organization that embraces PHM is the result of a systematic strategy to reengineer primary care practices, integrate new technologies into care team workflows, and engage patients in their care.

Bon Secours took a leap of faith in implementing these changes, acting on the belief that payers would come to them if they built a viable model. And payers did. The organization was selected as an early participant in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. It has also signed value-based contracts with two commercial payers—CIGNA and Anthem—and is in negotiations with several more. These contracts provide a financial mechanism to expand and scale the medical home initiative and support ACO models. This case study examines in more detail Bon Secours’s approach to position itself to achieve quality outcomes and financial success in the changing health care environment.

Bon Secours’s Care Team Model

The foundation of Bon Secours’s strategy for value-based care is its medical home initiative—the Advanced Medical Home Project. The project began as a pilot five years ago. Since that time, eleven practices have earned NCQA recognition as patient-centered medical homes. One of the most significant objectives of the Advanced Medical Home Project is to improve capacity—making it possible for care teams to double the size of their patient panel without overburdening themselves or sacrificing quality of care.

At the heart of this medical home strategy is the effort to reengineer practices by creating high-performance physician-led care teams, which requires changes in workflow, new care coordination activities, and designed delegation of clinical responsibilities across the care team. To facilitate this process, Bon Secours has invested significantly in embedding care managers into the primary care team. These nurse navigators are registered nurses (RNs) who are either board-certified case managers or actively working toward certification.

View the attachment labeled sample to make sure you complete this assignment correctly…

WRITE: You will explain how the particular health information system used in your selected case would be applicable in a health care organization of your choice. Refer to your chosen organization as “[ABC] Health Care. You will use the template attached to complete this assignment and answer the questions below using the attached case study. 

1)  Evaluate the needs that are present within your selected case study as it applies to your “ABC Health Care” organization.

2)  Examine the practices from your selected case study that confirm or contradict that data is complete, accurate, consistent, timely, secure, and fit for use.

3)  Compare and contrast the different types of data and information generated by the health care organization in your case.

The Health Information System Case Selection and Proposal Paper Format:

·  Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length 

·  Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

·  Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

·  Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.

·  Must use at least three scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

·  Must document all sources in APA 

MGM 316 Unit 2 – Individual Project

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Assignment Details

Assignment Description

You are a manager for a global expansion project in an organization. You plan to expand into a country outside the United States. The magnitude of the project requires you to prepare for the project kickoff meeting and business negotiations with the project team who are potential partners from the country. You understand that these cultures are vastly different. They have different business customs, social protocols, and languages, so conducting business with a new country requires a customized approach.Before answering the following questions, go to Geert Hofstede’s Six Cultural Dimensions https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/  enter a country of your choice and the United States. Tip: When creating a country comparison, choose the United States in the first drop-down menu box to see the values for the six cultural dimensions. After selecting the United States, a second country can be chosen in the second drop-down menu box. Keep the United States in the first box. 

  • Using the United States as a basis for comparison, evaluate each country’s similarities and differences. Think about the potential impact to the global expansion project. 
  • Discuss the implications for your communication with the cross cultural team. 
  • Make sure to include the graph report you receive from the Hofstede website (above).

Unit 2 Assignment Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsEvaluate each country’s similarities and differences. 30Discuss implications for communication with cross-cultural team. 30Response considered the impact to the global expansion project30Organization: Assignment presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic.25Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, or punctuation with few or no errors.10Total125For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Use up to 3 resources. Please use APA format when citing resources. Please submit your assignment. ReferenceHofstede Insights. (2021). Compare countries. https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/

Power Point Presentation

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In this assignment, you will create a presentation for your organization to    explain how successful collaboration can improve success and provide    competitive advantages.

Scenario: Your organization has used a variety of collaboration systems    developed by some project managers. Some of these systems were successful while others were not. Your organization has one unique challenge—many of your employees are staffed at other locations or work from home (telework). You would like to standardize the collaboration process to improve team    communication for all company projects. In your presentation, you should    include the elements listed below.

  1. Explain why collaboration information systems (IS) are important from the organization’s perspective.
  2. Discuss how collaboration tools can improve team communication.
  3. Identify three tools that will be used for synchronous communications and three tools that will be used for asynchronous communications. Be sure to explain why you made these choices.
  4. Describe how project files, such as Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio, will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.
  5. Explain how the task list for managing tasks will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.
  6. Discuss how this new collaboration IS could provide competitive advantages for your organization.

Your presentation should be a minimum of six slides in length (not counting    the title and reference slides). Use of images, graphics, and diagrams is    encouraged.

You can use an industry of your choosing or examples from your personal or    professional experiences in developing this assignment. You can also use the    resources in the Unit II Suggested Reading section to assist you with this    assignment.

Be sure to follow the 7×7 rule (i.e., there should be no more than 7 words    per line and no more than 7 lines per slide). You are required to use speaker    notes to discuss the bullet points on your slides. 

You must use at least two academic resources to support your presentation,    and you must cite (in APA format) any information on your slides or in your    speaker notes that came from these sources.