February 18, 2025

Cuban Case Study Discussion

Cuban Case Study Discussion

Mrs. Demetilla Hernandez is a 63-year-old Cuban woman who seeks consultation at the Liberty health-maintenance organization (HMO) clinic because of weakness, lethargy, and fatigue that she has experienced for the last 2 months. A week ago, while cooking dinner at her daughter, Mariana’s house, she momentarily lost her balance and slipped on the kitchen floor. Although Mrs. Hernandez sustained only a mild bruise on her leg, her daughter insisted on taking her to the clinic for a check-up because of her persistent symptoms.

Mrs. Hernandez, widowed 4 years ago when her husband died of a heart attack, lives with Mariana, aged 40. Mariana is divorced and has three children: Luis, age 15; Carolina, age 10; and Sofia, age 7. Since moving into Mariana’s house, Mrs. Hernandez has been managing the household while Mariana is at work. Mrs. Hernandez prepares the family’s meals, attends to the children when they come home from school, and performs light housekeeping chores. Mariana is employed full-time as a supervisor at the local telephone company. The family, originally from Cuba, has been living in Miami for 12 years. Carolina and Sofia were born in Miami, but Luis came from Cuba with his parents when he was 3 years old. Mrs. Hernandez, who does not speak English, converses with her daughter and grandchildren in Spanish. Although the children and their mother occasionally speak English among themselves, the family’s language at home is Spanish.

Cuban Case Study Discussion

At the Liberty HMO clinic, Mrs. Hernandez was diagnosed with essential hypertension and non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The physician prescribed an oral hypoglycemic drug and advised Mrs. Hernandez to exercise daily and to limit her food intake to 1500 calories a day. Mrs. Hernandez was concerned because she usually prepares traditional Cuban meals at home and was not sure whether she could tolerate being on a diet. Besides, she explained to Mariana, she thought the dishes she prepares are very “healthy.” Proof of that, she stated, is that her three grandchildren are plump and nice-looking. Mrs. Hernandez told her daughter that, instead of buying the prescribed medicine, perhaps she should go to the botanica and obtain some herbs that would help lower her blood sugar.

Cuban Case Study Discussion

What are the typical Cuban communication patterns you need to be aware of in dealing with Mrs. Hernandez?,
How would you assist Mrs. Hernandez in developing a plan for a 1500-calorie diet and regular exercise?.
Would you encourage Mrs. Hernandez to go to the botanica to purchase some herbs?, How would you approach her desire to use herbs instead of the prescribed oral hypoglycemic agent?,
Discuss some common folk practices that Cuban families may use to maintain health or cure common ailments.,

February 18, 2025

Leader’s Role in Organization

By Academic Wizard Blog

Leader’s Role in Organization

Contribute to team goals and objectives through active participation and collaboration.For this PowerPoint assignment, select an organization of interest to you. This may be your current or former organization or perhaps one that is frequently in the news. Chapter 9 of the text (DuBrin, 2023) provides a framework for understanding the leader’s role in team-based organizations and differentiates between actions that can be taken at the organizational level, the leader level, and the individual level. In addition, Chapter 12 provides you with an opportunity to learn about your personal conflict resolution style.Checklist:

Introduction section: Introduce the reason you are proposing a team approach by identifying the long-term business goal you desire to achieve through teamwork.
Actions for the organization level: (see DuBrin text, Table 9-1)
- Identify which of the seven actions are appropriately established and which need to be revised or developed.,
- Propose recommendations for policy and structure changes to better enable the successful deployment of a team approach.,
Actions at the leader level: (see DuBrin text Table 9-1)
- Using the 12 actions that leaders can take as a model identify three strengths that seem generally consistent among leaders in the organization and three opportunities for development.,
- Propose recommendations for leader training and development to help the team approach succeed.,
Actions at the individual level: (see DuBrin text)
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- Using the Leadership Self-Assessment determine your personal conflict resolution style and summarize what indicates for team membership and leadership.,
- Using the Leadership Self-Assessment determine your team player attitudes and propose recommendations for how you will improve your ability to contribute to team goals and objectives through active participation and collaboration.,
Provides an inspirational call to action to support the recommendation. Provide a conclusion that connects to the goal provided in the introduction.,
Ensure substantive integration of appropriate, current, and reliable resources — including in-text citations throughout the notes with a corresponding item on the reference list. A minimum of two viable sources are required [no older than 3 years].
Presentation quality: Your presentation should be spell and grammar-checked and demonstrate correct mechanics and appropriate writing and presentation style. The use of a professional template, graphics, and Microsoft® SmartArt® are necessary to make it visually appealing. Ensure each slide is streamlined and easily viewed in a large setting.

Leader’s Role in Organization

Order of presentation:

Title slide
Introduction
Organizational Level: Established versus development needed (2-3 total slides)
Organizational Level: Recommendations (2-3 total slides)
Leader Level: 3 strength and 3 development opportunities 2-3 total slides)
1. Leader Level: Recommendations)
Individual Level: Personal Conflict Resolution Style (2 slides)
1. Individual Level: Team player attitudes
Call to action (1 slide)
Conclusion (1 slide)
Thank you and Contact information (1 slide)
References (1 slide)

February 16, 2025

Using Analytic Techniques

By Academic Wizard Blog

Using Analytic Techniques to Add Meaning to Data

Instructions:

Download data on a company’s stock history. From this data, create scatterplots, histograms, and calculate the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of some data points. Write a 5-8 page report including the graphs and descriptive statistics you have created.

Introduction:

Business analytics techniques are used to facilitate decision making by transforming large amounts of raw data into meaningful information. Many businesses rely on analysis of relevant historical data to make key strategic and operational decisions. Therefore, understanding how to use techniques such as graphical representation and descriptive statistics to translate raw data into useful information can be a valuable skill in an organization.

In this assessment and the next, you will have the opportunity to sharpen your analytics skills by locating and interpreting real-life stock data.

You have been learning about how to explore data. In this assessment, you will apply those skills by downloading a practical dataset and creating graphical representations of that data. The work you do in this assessment will lay the foundation for future assessments in which you analyze and interpret those graphical representations. Since the purpose of business analytics is to make sense of large quantities of raw data, this assessment helps you develop skills in applying analytics to business contexts by practicing the exploration and display of data.

In addition to graphical and tabular summary methods, numeric or quantitative variables and data can be summarized numerically using various techniques of description and display.

Using Analytic Techniques

Descriptive methods, which describe existing data, are also methods for using a subset of the available data to estimate or test a theory about a measurement on a larger group. This larger group is called the population, and the measurement being studied is the parameter. The smaller group, or subset, of the population that is taken in order to make an inference (to make an estimate or test a theory) is referred to as the sample. The measurement taken on that sample is then referred to as the statistic, which is usually the best single-number estimate for the population parameter of interest. Most often, however, the estimate should not be restricted to a single number that would be exactly correct or incorrect. Instead, it is preferable to calculate some range of possible values between which there can be a certain percent confidence that the true population parameter falls. These are referred to as confidence intervals.

Scenario:

Business analytics techniques are used to facilitate decision making by transforming large amounts of raw data into meaningful information. Many businesses rely on analysis of relevant historical data to make key strategic and operational decisions with the goal of gaining or maintaining competitive advantage. Therefore, understanding how to use techniques such as graphical representation and descriptive statistics to translate raw data into useful information can be a valuable skill in an organization.

In this assessment and the next, you will have the opportunity to sharpen your analytics skills by locating and interpreting real-life stock data, creating a business report, and presenting the information from the business report with your supervisor and colleagues as part of a decision-making effort.

Your Role:

You are a member of a business analyst group interested in a publicly traded company. Your supervisor has asked you to create a presentation, including graphical representations from raw stock data. From that raw stock data, you are to create a business report for a company-wide meeting at the end of the quarter. Your work and the work of others will result in a Business Report, which will be utilized to help company leadership make decisions.

Your first task is to pick a publicly held company with only one business platform. So do not pick Apple, Amazon, Disney, et cetera. You want a company that plays in only one industry. Then you are to provide an overview of the company, including business context. Remember that business context includes many aspects of the company, industry, competition, et cetera.

The second task is prepping stock history data from the business or company and creating scatter plots and a histograms.

The third task is to calculate mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the adjusted daily closing stock price and the stock volume.

The fourth task is to provide a summary of the information you provide (including data analysis) without bias and with factual information including citations.

It is your responsibility to present visually and to interpret the data into meaningful information using analysis and descriptive statistics.

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Instructions:

Select a publicly traded business or stock that plays in only one industry in which you have interest. Download the raw data on the company’s stock history.

Follow these steps to locate and download stock history from Yahoo! Finance:

· -Go to Yahoo Finance.

· -Search for and find the stock information of your chosen company. Remember do not use a company that plays in multiple industries.

· -Once you pull up the general data on the company, review the screen links throughout until you find the link for Historical Data. Click on the Historical Data link. Then select the following settings above the table:

*Select Time Period of one year.

*Select “Historical Prices.”

*Select Frequency as “Daily.”

*Click Apply.

*Click Download Data. Go to the bottom of your screen or your Downloads folder to open the Excel file you just downloaded. Open the Excel file. Check to be sure that you have enough lines to show the whole year. If not, reset the settings at the top of the Historical Data chart and try again.

*Once you are sure that you have a year’s worth of data, save the Excel file.

Using the Excel file with the year’s stock data, conduct descriptive analysis as follows:

1). Create a scatter plot of the highest stock price (in the column labeled “High”) against time. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.

2). Create a scatter plot of the lowest stock price (in the column labeled “Low”) against time. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.

3). Create a histogram of the adjusted daily closing stock price (in the column labeled “Adj Close”). Make sure the histogram is meaningful by adjusting the bin size so you can see the shape of the histogram. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created this graph.

4). Create a histogram of the stock trading volume (in the column labeled “Volume”). Make sure the histogram is meaningful by adjusting the bin size so you can see the shape of the histogram. Write several sentences explaining the process/steps by which you created each graph.

5). Complete the following for each of the four graphs:,

*Make sure the x and y axis have appropriate labels—“Stock Price in USD” or “Date D/M/Y” for example.,

*Change the title of the graph to communicated what the graph is communicating.,

*Add options—color trendlines legend other?,

6). Calculate the mean median mode and standard deviation of the adjusted daily closing stock price.,

7). Put answers of calculations in table format for easy review.,

8). Write several sentences explaining the process by which you calculated these statistics.

9). Calculate the mean, median, mode, and standard deviation of the stock volume. Put in table format for easy review. Write a sentence explaining the process by which you calculated these statistics.

10). Prepare a 5-8 page report that you would present to your supervisor, including the following.

*An APA-formatted title page.

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*A 1-2 page introduction describing the background of your chosen company and its practical extensive business context. You should use at least four sources of information on the company, industries the company participates in, history, mission, platforms, products, competitive advantage, and competitors by industry.

*A section labeled Graphical Representations of Data, in which you include the four graphs you created above and short descriptions of the process you used to create each graph.

*A section labeled Descriptive Statistics, in which you include the statistics you calculated above and explanation of the procedures you followed to calculate the statistics.

*A summary of what the data suggests. No opinion please. See textbook information on how to interpret data. Please remain unbiased in your summary. You may use additional resources (and cite) to help you interpret the data. For example: What does Standard Deviation say about stock volatility?

Your paper should be APA-formatted with in-text citations and a corresponding references page. Remember to cite the sources of your financial data. Include at least four sources of information for your page and reflect on reference page.

Additional Requirements:

· *Length: 5-8 pages, double-spaced. Include a title page and the graphical representations of the data selected.

· *Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

Use the resources linked below to help complete this assessment:

These recommended resources are intended to support your effort to create visual representations of the data that you have selected for review.

-Lind, D. A., Marchal, W. G., & Wathen, S. A. (2022). Basic statistics for business and economics (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

-Chapter 2, “Describing Data: Frequency Tables, Frequency Distributions, and Graphic Presentation.”

*Beginning with a scenario about how a large corporation uses statistics and analytics to support business decisions, this chapter also includes instructions on how to create descriptive statistics such as frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, histograms, and frequency polygons (line charts).

-Chapter 3, “Describing Data: Numerical Measures.”

*A discussion of what average means in common conversation leads to instructions for calculating measures of location, otherwise known as the mean, median, and mode.

-Chapter 4, “Describing Data: Displaying and Exploring Data.”

*Instructions for creating dot plots (scatterplots), percentiles, and box plots will provide additional insight into how data is concentrated as well as the general shape of the data.

-Chapter 5, “A Survey of Probability Concepts.”

*The previous chapters on descriptive statistics concerned data on past phenomena; this section addresses determining “the chance that something will occur in the future.”

–Estimations [PDF] Download Estimations [PDF].

*This short reading includes five sample applications of the “big 5” parameters.

Technology Help:

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Add a pie chart. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Add-a-pie-chart-1a5f08ae-ba40-46f2-9ed0-ff84873b7863?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#__toc348714905

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Create a box and whisker chart. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-box-and-whisker-chart-62f4219f-db4b-4754-aca8-4743f6190f0d

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Create a histogram. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-histogram-in-Excel-85680173-064b-4024-b39d-80f17ff2f4e8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Load the Analysis ToolPak in Excel. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Load-the-Analysis-ToolPak-in-Excel-6a63e598-cd6d-42e3-9317-6b40ba1a66b4?CTT=1&CorrelationId=9f089166-5317-42d4-8d41-56b3d207e812&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Present your data in a column chart. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Present-your-data-in-a-column-chart-d89050ba-e6b6-47de-b090-e9ab353c4c00

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Present your data in a scatter chart or a line chart. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Present-your-data-in-a-scatter-chart-or-a-line-chart-4570A80F-599A-4D6B-A155-104A9018B86E

· Microsoft. (n.d.). Use the Analysis ToolPak to perform complex data analysis. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Use-the-Analysis-ToolPak-to-perform-complex-data-analysis-6C67CCF0-F4A9-487C-8DEC-BDB5A2CEFAB6

Topic Resources:

These resources are optional and are provided to support and extend the learning in the course.

· Ayers, D. F. (2002). Mission priorities of community colleges in the southern United States. Community College Review, 30(3), 11-30.

· Bae, J., & Cameron, G. T. (2006). Conditioning effect of prior reputation on perception of corporate giving. Public Relations Review, 32(2), 144-150.

· Gault, J., Redington, J., & Schlager, T. (2000). Undergraduate business internships and career success: Are they related? Journal of Marketing Education, 22(1), 45-53.

· Preis, T., Moat, H. S., & Stanley, H. E. (2013). Quantifying trading behavior in financial markets using Google trends. Scientific Reports, 3(1684), 1-6.

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Evaluation:

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

·-Competency 2: Use analytic and statistical techniques to make meaning of large quantities of data.

*Create four different graphical representations of data.

*Calculate descriptive statistics for two different variables.

*Summarize the processes by which each graph and statistics were created and calculated.

-Competency 4: Present the results of data analysis in clear and meaningful ways to multiple stakeholders.

*Introduce the company and practical business context.

*Correctly format citations and references using current APA style.

*Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

February 16, 2025

Developing Information Security Policies

By Academic Wizard Blog

Developing Information Security Policies

Attention should be focused when writing policies to make sure that they are effective and do not conflict. In order to make sure that your policies are effective, keep in mind the following secure design principles:

Mandatory Reading:
Read The Security Principles of Saltzer and Schroeder (link) blog for a greater understanding.

Project Overview

This project includes the following tasks:

Review and prioritize scenario audit observations
Develop an information security policy and related procedure
Develop an implementation and dissemination plan

Objective: Developing Information Security Policies

A security policy is the document developed by an organization that formally states how it plans to protect its information and information systems. Organizations should treat a security policy as a “living document.” This means that the organization continuously reviews and updates the document as technology and employee requirements change.

Organizations use several documents to support its policy infrastructure. In this project, you will be developing the following documents:

Developing Information Security Policies

An Information Security Policy
A procedure to support the policy

An effective security policy references the standards and guidelines that exist within an organization. An information security policy contains high-level statements with the intent of protecting information and assets. It is the responsibility of senior management to develop security policies.

Standards are mandatory controls that enforce and support the information security policy. Standards are a collection of properties or rules that an organization formally adopts and recognizes. There are many standards organizations in the information technology field including IEEE, EIA/TIA, NIST and ISO.

Guidelines are recommended, non-mandatory controls that support standards and provide a foundation for the development of best practices.

Procedures are the systematic instructions used by employees within the organization that explain how to implement the controls defined in the policies, standards, and guidelines.

For example, a password policy states the standard for creating strong passwords and protecting passwords. A password construction guideline defines how to create a strong password and provides best practices recommendations. The password procedure provides the instructions on how to implement the strong password requirement. Organizations do not update policies as frequently as they update procedures within the information security policy framework.

Developing Information Security Policies

Supplemental Materials

Website Links

Information Security Policy Template (link)
Security Awareness Planning Toolkit (link)
https://youtu.be/ZlKgMUOpMf8

Project Scenario

ACME Healthcare is a healthcare company that runs over 25 medical facilities including patient care, diagnostics, outpatient care and emergency care. The organization has experienced several data breaches over the last five years. These data breaches have cost the organization financially and damaged its reputation.

The executive leadership team recently hired a new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The new CISO has brought in one of the top cybersecurity penetration teams to perform a full security audit on the entire organization. This independent contractor conducted the audit, and found the following vulnerabilities:

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Several accounts were identified for employees that are no longer employed by ACME.,
Several user accounts allowed unauthorized and escalated privileges and accessed systems and information without formal authorization.,
Several devices and systems allowed unsecure remote access.,
Forty percent of all organization passwords audited were cracked within 6 hours.,
Password expiration was not standardized.,
Sensitive files were found unencrypted on user systems and laptops.,
Several wireless hotspots used WEP for encryption and authentication.,
Evidence indicates that sensitive e-mail was sent unencrypted to and from employee homes and mobile devices.,
Intrusion detection logs were infrequently reviewed and analyzed.,
Systems with sensitive company data were used by employees for private use.,
Employee systems were left unattended and employees failed to logout of the company network and data systems.
Inconsistent system updates and configurations were performed.
Several firewall rules were set to permit all traffic unless specifically denied.
Company servers were not updated with the latest patches.
Intranet web server allowed users to change personal information about themselves, including contact information (address, phone number, etc.).

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Overview the Scenario

Read over the scenario given above. Watch the Information Security Policy (video) . Differentiate the various levels and types of policies. (describe at least 2 types and 2 levels of policies) Make sure you cite your sources.

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Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Review and Prioritize Audit Findings

Review the security audit findings from the Project Scenario above.
Research the types of vulnerabilities listed and determine which pose the greatest threat.
Based on your research, select the top five security audit findings that ACME should address.
Create a Vulnerabilities Ranking Table, like shown below, and record your rankings in a table which lists the a) Vulnerabilities, b) the Recommended Policy to mitigate this vulnerability, and c) your Justification.
Remember to cite your justifications using footnotes.

Example: SS IN FILES BELOW Labeled Example 1

RUBRIC:

Security audit findings

Find the top five starting with the greatest vulnerability.

Maximum score

Recommended Policies

Identify policies for top five vulnerabilities.

Maximum score

Policy Citations

Cite your policy for each vulnerability.

Maximum score

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Develop Policy Documents

Part 1: Create an Information Security Policy

Select a vulnerability from your submitted table and develop a security policy for one vulnerability. (Should be a policy, NOT a procedure or guideline.)
1. Use the SANS templates (see Weblinks above) to develop your specific security policy for ACME Healthcare.

NOTE: Follow the template as a guideline. Address all existing policy elements in the template. No policy should exceed two pages in length.

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Part 2: Create a Procedure

Create a separate step-by-step set of instructions (a procedure) that supports your information security policy.
Include all of the information that a user would need to properly configure or complete the task in accordance with the security policy.

You should be submitting two documents to get full credit!

RUBRIC:

Information Security Policy

Document is an Information Security Policy that contains all sections included in the SANS template, not a procedure or Guideline.

Maximum score

Information Security Procedure

Document is a step-by-step set of instructions that contains all of the information that a user would need to properly configure or complete the task (Procedure)

Maximum score

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Develop Plan to Disseminate and Evaluate Policies

Research and document the information required to create an information security policy implementation and dissemination plan. (Use the Security Awareness Planning Toolkit above) Include specific tasks and events that ACME Healthcare will use to make sure that all employees involved are aware of the information security policies that pertain to them. The plan should include any specific departments that need to be involved. ACME Healthcare must also be able to assess whether individuals have the proper knowledge of the policies that pertain to their job responsibilities.

EXample: SS In Files Labeled Example 2

RUBRIC:

Tasks and Events

List at least ten tasks or events

Maximum score

List of departments that should be involved

List of departments that should be involved

Maximum score

Metrics

Method of assessing absorption of information by employees

Maximum score

February 16, 2025

Analyzing a Real Proposal

By Academic Wizard Blog

Analyzing a Real Proposal

In this assignment you will analyze a real proposal and answer the following questions:

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What kind of proposal is this?
What problem does it address?
What solutions does it offer?
What is the structure of the proposal?
Who are the multiple audiences?
What is the purpose of the proposal?
Is there any information that is missing?
What is the style of the proposal?

PART B (300 WORDS OR MORE)

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience (TED Talk -Strategic Communication)

Due Sunday by 11:59pm

Available Feb 3 at 12am – Feb 16 at 11:59pm

Chapter Fourteen objective is identify purposes of presentations and how to plan a strategy for presentations, organize effective presentations, plan visuals for presentations and deliver effective in-person and online presentations.

Assignment

Watch the TED Talk below. Answer the following questions:

What was the purpose of her presentation? Learning objective 14-1
What are the three main points Ms. Brewer wanted to convey? Learning objective 14-2
How strong or weak was Ms. Brewer opening and closing statement, and why? Learning objective 14-3
How well did the visual aids help with convey the message? Learning objective 14-4
Which non-verbal delivery element (eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, or vocals) was strongest, and why? Learning objective 14-5

Analyzing a Real Proposal

It’s Not Manipulation, It’s Strategic Communication | Keisha Brewer | TEDx Georgetown (youtube.com)

CED

PART A (300 WORDS OR MORE)

Analyzing a Real Proposal

Due Sunday by 11:59p
Available Feb 3 at 12am – Feb 16 at 11:59pm

In this assignment you will analyze a real proposal and answer the following questions:

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What kind of proposal is this?
What problem does it address?
What solutions does it offer?
What is the structure of the proposal?
Who are the multiple audiences?
What is the purpose of the proposal?
Is there any information that is missing?
What is the style of the proposal?

Analyzing a Real Proposal

PART B (300 WORDS OR MORE)

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience (TED Talk -Strategic Communication)

Due Sunday by 11:59pm

Available Feb 3 at 12am – Feb 16 at 11:59pm

Assignment

Watch the TED Talk below. Answer the following questions:

What was the purpose of her presentation? Learning objective 14-1,
What are the three main points Ms. Brewer wanted to convey? Learning objective 14-2,
How strong or weak was Ms. Brewer opening and closing statement and why? Learning objective 14-3,
How well did the visual aids help with convey the message? Learning objective 14-4,
Which non-verbal delivery element (eye contact facial expressions gestures or vocals) was strongest and why? Learning objective 14-5,

It’s Not Manipulation, It’s Strategic Communication | Keisha Brewer | TEDx Georgetown (youtube.com)

February 16, 2025

Mastery of ULOs

By Academic Wizard Blog

This journal measures your Mastery of ULOs 4.3 and 4.4.

You are opening your own small business and want to establish a culture of ethical behavior. What are some procedures you should implement to support an ethical culture? What kind of follow-up process would you establish to monitor the effectiveness of these procedures?

Identify a strategic management skill that you learned or acquired in this course, and explain how you would apply it to improve success in your career in a real-world scenario.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

his journal measures your Mastery of ULOs 4.3 and 4.4.

You are opening your own small business and want to establish a culture of ethical behavior. ,What are some procedures you should implement to support an ethical culture?, What kind of follow-up process would you establish to monitor the effectiveness of these procedures?,

Identify a strategic management skill that you learned or acquired in this course and explain how you would apply it to improve success in your career in a real-world scenario.,

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

his journal measures your Mastery of ULOs 4.3 and 4.4.

Identify a strategic management skill that you learned or acquired in this course, and explain how you would apply it to improve success in your career in a real-world scenario.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

his journal measures your Mastery of ULOs 4.3 and 4.4.

Identify a strategic management skill that you learned or acquired in this course, and explain how you would apply it to improve success in your career in a real-world scenario.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

February 16, 2025

HealthCare Service Delivery & Law

By Academic Wizard Blog

HealthCare Service Delivery & Law

The case study below is designed to test your ability to issue spot and apply the legal principles discussed in the course to isolated fact patterns. Questions, issues, and, importantly, responses may be pulled from all of the Course Materials (e.g. lectures, readings, etc.). You may use your notes, your book, the slide decks, the internet. But you cannot consult one another or otherwise coordinate with each other in any way. In addition, you cannot use any type of Artificial Intelligence program or software (e.g., ChatGPT).

You are to approach each question as if you are corporate and/or individual counsel engaged by your client to identify the legal issues involved in each fact pattern below. There are no word limits for responses, however in rendering your advice you should endeavor to be accurate and concise (e.g. you will not be awarded extra points for providing additional analysis that is not applicable to the situation at hand). Answers receiving full points will (1) correctly identify all applicable legal issues; (2) summarize the rule(s) applied to each legal issue; and (3) correctly apply the rule to the fact pattern at hand

Question 1 (20 points

Patient is admitted to the hospital with severe headaches. Patient initially seems to have all his mental faculties, but the nurses notice that while he understands the diagnoses of his symptoms as the nurses communicate them, he has trouble remembering certain facts (such as his wife’s name or the last time IU made the NCAA tournament). The longer the day goes on he has trouble speaking in coherent sentences when talking to the nursing staff and physicians.

HealthCare Service Delivery & Law

Will this patient be deemed to have decisional capacity? Discuss what factors will be considered by the physician, and how those appear to cut in this case?
Assume that the patient has become incapacitated and has not executed an advance directive naming a Health Care Representative or Health Care Power of Attorney. Knowing that the patient’s health has been deteriorating throughout the day, the patient’s wife and only sister are at the hospital when the physician recommends that the patient undergo surgery because the benefits of the surgery would outweigh the risks of not having the surgery. The patient’s sister agrees with the physician’s recommendation, but the wife disagrees because she can’t bear the thought of her husband undergoing surgery. The physician calls you to ask whether she can perform the surgery. What do you tell the physician? What steps do you take to reach that conclusion?

Assume the patient has become incapacitated, has not executed an advance directive naming a Health Care Representative or Health Care Power of Attorney, and the sister tells you that the wife just recently filed for a petition for dissolution of marriage in court. Does this change your answer in (b)? Why or why not?

Assume the patient has become incapacitated, but has executed an advance directive naming his sister as his Health Care Representative. Does this change your answer in (b)? Why or why not?

HealthCare Service Delivery & Law

Question 2 (15 points

Rob Knight, avid Purdue fan living in Indianapolis, hits the bars hard the night after Purdue loses yet another basketball game. The next morning, he has a raging headache and asks one of his roommates to take him to the nearest hospital emergency room (which happens to be an IU Health facility). Other than a massive headache, there does not seem to be anything wrong with Rob.

What obligation does the hospital have to Rob Knight under these circumstances?,

While IU Health Hospital properly completes its obligations (as you’ve just described), they discover that Rob has what they believe to be Purdue-Basketball-phobia (fear of rooting for a team that never fulfills expectations). However, to their relief it is determined that when Rob Knight was out drowning his sorrows, he fell and hit his head (as he is in severe pain).

What additional obligations does this discovery create for the hospital?

Rob is such a huge Purdue fan and so sick about the mounting losses that he can’t stand to be at the IU Health Hospital and demands that he be transferred to another hospital where he will not have to look at IU logos at every turn

Can IU Health Hospital transfer Rob as he requests? What criteria must they consider, and how might those criteria cut in this case?

HealthCare Service Delivery & Law

Question 3 (15 points)

A medium sized county hospital (Hospital) enters into an arrangement with a local cardiologist (who regularly practices at the hospital) for the provision of call coverage services at the Hospital. The hospital will pay the cardiologist $500 per day for call coverage, which is fairly standard in the industry for this type of call coverage. The parties draft a contract which has a term of 1 year.

Do these payments implicate the Stark Law? Why or why not?,

Assume the Stark Law is implicated, what needs to be done to ensure compliance with the Stark Law, and please explain how the current facts help meet compliance, and what additional facts you’d want to be sure of to ensure compliance with the Stark Law?,

Do we have a legal problem under the Anti-kickback statute? ,Why or why not? If you need more information, what do you need to know and why?,

Question 4 (20 Points)

Horizon Health System is embarking on an ambitious plan to expand its services with the establishment of a new hospital. The Board of Directors at Horizon feels that this was allow the entities to vastly expand the patient populations they serve, however, its administrative team does not have any experience with opening a new facility and has come to you with threshold questions about the regulatory and reimbursement environments that .

Assume that Horizon Health System operates in a state that requires hospital licensure. How can their new hospital ensure continued compliance with licensure laws?
What steps must the hospital take before it can participate in the Medicare program?
Do you recommend that the hospital be accredited by an accreditation organization approved by CMS or wait for a State Agency survey?
What methods of payment will be used for inpatient services provided at the hospital? What about for outpatient hospital services?

February 16, 2025

Critical Analysis Research Article

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Critical Analysis Research Article

Module 1 Discussion

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is to introduce formulas, cell referencing, and data formatting in Excel and calculate decimals and percentages.

Action Items

Initial Post Directions

Find an example of data from your life, work, home, interests, etc., with 10 to 20 data elements.
Examples could include monthly history from a utility bill, the amount you spend with Amazon or DoorDash, the time you spend in the car/online/at the gym, etc.
Enter the numerical data into column B of an Excel sheet. Use column A to label the data points.
Use Excel formulas =SUM() and =COUNT() to find the sum of the data set and the number of data items on the list.
- Go to Excel formulas for help if needed.Links to an external site.
Capture a screenshot or image of your spreadsheet data.
Attach your original Excel sheet to the post. This should be the file, not an image.
Write a short paragraph to explain the relevance and source of your data and upload the screenshot as an image.

Module 1: Discussion

https://reader2.yuzu.com/reader/books/9780135770016/epubcfi/6/30%5B%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3DP70010176190000000000000000007AD%5D!/4

Here is the link for the book :

Purpose

Engage in critical analysis of the research article

Overview

Initial Post

Review the following sections in Chapter 1 by McMillan & Schumacher (2022)

- Types of Educational Research
- Research Article Organization
- Anatomy of a research Article

Critical Analysis Research Article

Review the Discussion Guidelines. Note that you must post your initial response beforeyou can view your peers’ responses.
Read the sample mixed methods dissertation proposal Download sample mixed methods dissertation proposalby Ivankova and answer the questions below. Be specific and provide concise answers to each item listed below:
1. What are the research questions for both qualitative and quantitative part of the study?,
2. What are the data collection instruments for both qualitative and quantitative part of the study?,
3. Who are the participants for both qualitative and quantitative part of the study?,
4. What is the data collection process for both qualitative and quantitative part of the study?,
5. What is the data collection analysis plan for both qualitative and quantitative part of the study?,
6. How did the researcher ensure that her research was using 3 Belmont Principles?, See Table 2.2 Belmont Principles and Applications for Researchin Chapter 2, McMillan (2022) textbook.

- - Respect for Persons (informed consent)
  - Beneficence (establishing confidentiality or anonymity of the data collected)
  - Justice (the sample is drawn from the population that is of direct benefit it)

Module 1: 5-4-3-2-1 Reflection

Critical Analysis Research Article

Purpose

This assignment is intended to help you learn to:

Organize and process the information you learned in this module’s readings.
Reimagine material for future personal or social benefit.

Overview

Considering what you learned this module, you’ll write 5 categories of reflections about the information we covered.

Action Items

Critical Analysis Research Article

Consider what you learned in this unit and write the “5-4-3-2-1” response, outlined below:
- 5 bullets of what you learned to expect from students in your licensure area.
- 4 bullets of what you learned about your actions as a teacher in the classroom.
- 3 bullets of Disconnect, Disagreement or Confusion based on what you read.
- 2 Questions you have about the material.
- 1 Personal or Professional Connection you made to the material.

February 16, 2025

Healthcare Leadership and Management

By Academic Wizard Blog

Healthcare Leadership and Management

This Assessment requires submission of one email of 3–5 paragraphs, a 1- to 2-page infographic, and a memo of 3 paragraphs.

*Please have to be three separate documents. Thanks

To complete this assessment, read the Healthcare Leadership and Management Scenario and complete Parts 1–3 below.

Healthcare Leadership and Management Scenario
You work on a team of medical assistants at a busy children’s clinic. The absence of a manager who has been out of the office due to personal illness is causing significant stress in the workplace. HR sees the need for a new manager. As the senior member of your team, you have been asked to participate in the process of writing a job description and hiring a new manager.

Part I: Email to Clinic Director

The clinic director has identified a list of responsibilities that he could potentially use within the job description for the manager position, but he wants to gather information from someone who works closely with this department on a regular basis. He asks you to analyze the list of responsibilities and choose 5 that you think are most important. For each of these 5 selected tasks, explain why it is an important responsibility from both a manager and a leader perspective. Draft an email in response to the clinic director’s request that identifies the 5 responsibilities and analyzes each from both perspectives.

Healthcare Leadership and Management

Setting a department vision
Maintaining a smooth relationship with the physicians
Overseeing technology acquisition for the department
Being an effective spokesperson for the organization
Determining strategies for the future
Motivating stakeholders
Ensuring patient satisfaction
Mentoring new hires
Fostering collaboration
Assisting with budgeting
Aligning team with organizational values
Facilitating continuing education for staff
Training new employees
Connecting people across departments
Controlling departmental resources
Establishing a department mission

Your email response should be between 3 and 5 paragraphs in length.

Part II: Manager and Leader Responsibility Infographic

In addition to emailing the clinic director regarding the importance of responsibilities from both a leader and manager perspective you have also been asked to communicate these important responsibilities to the employees in your department., You decide to create an infographic that explains the responsibilities from both a leader and manager perspective highlighting the fact that, while not everyone is in a management position everyone on the team can be a leader in some way.

Healthcare Leadership and Management

Your infographic should be 1–2 pages in length and should include at least one APA-formatted resource that supports your explanation of responsibilities. Although not required, you can use this website to help you create an infographic. https://www.easel.ly/

Part III: Response Memo on Evaluation of Candidates

The hiring committee has narrowed their search to three candidates from within your current team: Erica, Kendra, and Arlo. You work with each of these candidates on a daily basis, so the hiring committee asks for your evaluation of the candidates and a recommendation for the manager position. Evaluate the three candidates (Erica, Kendra, and Arlo) based on the responsibilities that you feel are most important and the candidate information provided. Write a memo to the clinical director, who is part of the hiring committee, that includes the following:

Make a recommendation for one candidate who best displays both manager and leader characteristics., Reference at least 2 responsibilities that were analyzed within your email to the clinical director in Part 1.,
Reference at least 1 appropriate scholarly resource in APA format that supports your recommendation.,

(Recommended length: 3 paragraphs)

February 15, 2025

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

By Academic Wizard Blog

Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

The purpose of this assignment is to gain insight into the roles and responsibilities of the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. (WHNP). This assignment will help you to reflect and learn from the experiences of your colleagues. Hopefully, it will allow you to envision your future as a WHNP that fulfills your long-term professional nursing goals. This assignment meets these course objectives:

Identify the legal and ethical scope of practice while incorporating current health policies and evidenced based practice for the Advanced Practice Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner,
Describe lifelong learning and mentoring for the nurse practitioner,

Conduct a brief interview with a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner who specializes in OB/GYN to gain insight into the topics outlined below. Here are some sample questions to ask: ,

Describe their role(s) as a Nurse Practitioner,
How do they advocate for lifelong learning,
Are they involved in nursing organizations,
Do they hold leadership positions in the profession/community,

Write a 5 page critique (not including cover page or reference page) of this meeting using APA format for any cited resources and create a document that covers all the below content:

Introduction
Comprehensive overview of the interview with the nurse practitioner
Describe the role(s) that you observed: provider, advocate, consultant, educator, administrator, researcher
Describe how you would see yourself in the role(s) observed
Identify the NP role(s) that could be implemented in the setting that you observed
Describe the organizations content for billing and how it relates to the practice of a NP
Utilize Dr. Jean Watson’s theory of human caring science in how you would consult and counsel patients. Give an example of counseling or consultation that you may have observed the NP use in the clinical site
Discuss how they handle ethical decision making as a NP
Describe the observed NPs involvement in their profession/community. Do they hold leadership positions?
Discuss how they advocate for lifelong learning
Articulate a plan for your lifelong learning as a WHNP
Develop a Personal Philosophy that you will use as a WHNP
Conclusion

I met with a women’s health nurse practitioner who is a member of AANP.u This should be written based off the duties of an WHNP

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Project Overview

Objective: Developing Information Security Policies

Supplemental Materials

Website Links

Project Scenario

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Overview the Scenario

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Review and Prioritize Audit Findings

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Develop Policy Documents

Part 1: Create an Information Security Policy

Part 2: Create a Procedure

Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines: Develop Plan to Disseminate and Evaluate Policies

Question 1 (20 points

Question 2 (15 points

Question 3 (15 points)

Question 4 (20 Points)