A Crowded Clinic Decision Making Process

Please complete a paper (not to exceed 1,650 words) that describes how you would use the decision-making concepts and tools presented in the class to address the complex management decision in the attached case study The Crowded Clinic. Please use Times Roman, 12 font size, double spaced. Please include a detailed discussion, in the context of evaluation-based decision making, of each of the steps and tools that you would choose in working through the problem, as well as those that would not choose; providing reasons for both of these decisions. Additionally, please discuss the output and outcome metrics that you would use to measure success, and the reasons for choosing them. References are not required, but may be included to strengthen your points, if desired. Your grade assessment will be based on: 1) How well you completely and coherently assimilate and articulate what you have learned in the course in addressing your problem; and 2) The depth and breadth of your discussion, the inclusion of the number of models and tools, your rational for your strategy for implementing the evaluation-based decision model and your rational for either using or not using each tool. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the concepts below: Evaluation-based decision model (relevance, impact, effectiveness, sustainability, progress, adequacy, efficiency) ****MUST ADDRESS ALL EVALUATION COMPONENTS Use of output/outcome feedback information to modify program/activity input and throughput Integrating data into decision making ? Data sources ? Data quality ? Data analysis The assortment of tools you can utilize in the decision-making process: Monitoring Trend analysis Surveys Case studies Predictive tools (decision trees) Group decision making techniques
Hide

Evaluation Methods (developed in Week 9) Identify an evaluation theory or model that is aligned to your program goal(s) and objectives.

Exhibit a performance measurement, monitoring, and evaluation time line that: o Demonstrates the appropriate use of performance measurement, monitoring, and summative evaluation o Distinguishes between the long-term effects of impact evaluation versus short and intermediate health outcomes as a result of the implementation of the program Evaluation Plan (developed in Week 10) Develop an evaluation plan that includes goals, objectives, and activities. Specify the type of data needed. Add your evaluation plan to the visual representation (e.g., table or graph) of your program plan design. Add time line information for the evaluation plan to your Gantt chart. Note: In addition to your paper, be sure to submit the following (which may be contained in a separate document): An updated version of the visual representation (e.g., table or graph) of your program design that includes your evaluation plan.

. Write a compare-and-contrast essay which looks at 2 different works dealing with the same or similar themes or concepts.

Obvious choices might be the treatment of food in Berries and Ripened Poems and bannock and oranges. These are but two examples that could make for a good topic of discussion, so feel free to select something not mentioned here.All essays are to be typed in size 12 Times New Roman font, double spaced, with page numbers in the top-right corner. The first page should have the following information in the top left corner: student name, instructor name, course title and number, and the date of submission. Provide an essay title for your own work, beginning the essay after all of this composed material. Quotations that appear in your essay must always be accompanied by in-text citations. After your essay has been completed, ensure that a properly-formatted Works Cited page, which includes all works that you have directly quoted, is the final page of your essay. Consult the MLA style sheet

Find an advertisement from a magazine or website and analyze it in terms of how effective it is in achieving its goals.

Like essays, articles, and other forms of writing, ads, too, are written with a purpose in mindusually to convince viewers to go out and buy the product that is being advertised. Your job is to take a step back from being a helpless viewer who is subtly manipulated by the ad, and examine it with an analytical eye, exposing the methods that are used to persuade you, and whether those methods are ultimately, successful or unsuccessful. Figure out why the ad makes you want to buy the product!

During presidential elections, election forecasters will typically use exit polls to try to predict the outcome of the presidential election. We will often hear that a candidates lead is outside the margin of error at a 95% confidence level. What does this mean?

In your answer, be sure to include the following: Explain what margin of error and confidence intervals are. How does it help us estimate a population parameter? What does it mean when there is a statistical tie? Why is it dangerous to make predictions within the margin of error?

Using the rating-scale grid from above, analyze your own communitys fire service capabilities. If you are a fire service employee, you will most likely know how your community operates and what services (emergency communications, fire department structure, water supply, and risk reduction) are in place.

Unit II Project
Community ISO Rating
For this assignment, you will research your community, and calculate a rating similar to ISO/PPC though NOT using an ISO/PPC rating scale. For this project, you will be using our own rating scale, which is found in the grid below.
Emergency Communications System
Fire Department Structure
Water Supply System
Community Efforts Risk Reduction
0
No emergency call center
Non staffed
No public water supply
No programs or enforcement
1
Uses direct dial 7 or 10 digit number to reach either police or
Staffed by first responders only for
No public water supply; only dry wells or ponds,
Annual fire prevention activities limited to schools only
FIR 3303, Introduction to Fire Prevention 3
fire ; i.e. 222-1212 or 222-2323 or 901-222-1212 or 901-222-2323
EMS calls; stations are not open 24/7
lakes, and streams for drafting
2
County 911 system non Enhanced system; separate police & fire dispatching
Staffed by part-time paid-per-call EMS personnel only; one station open 24/7
Municipal fresh water treatment; no hydrants
Annual fire prevention activities limited to schools and senior centers
3
County E-911 (Enhanced) system with central police & fire dispatching
Staffed by full-time paid EMS personnel only; only one station open 24/7
Municipal fresh water treatment; hydrants spaced greater than 1,000 feet apart
Annual fire prevention activities and daily fire inspections of high risk occupancies
4
Municipal 911 system; non Enhanced system; separate police & fire dispatching
Staffed by full-time paid EMS and fire suppression personnel; limited number of stations 24/7
Municipal fresh water treatment; fire hydrants spaced greater than 500 feet apart
Annual fire prevention and public fire safety programs for all audiences
5
Municipal E-911 (Enhance) system with central call intake center with central dispatch or police and fire dispatch on own after E-911 call is received
Staffed by full-time paid EMS and fire suppression personnel; stations positioned
Municipal fresh water treatment; fire hydrants spaced 500 or less apart; total community coverage
Staffed full-time Fire Prevention Division; annual fire prevention activities; fire inspections; fire investigations & code enforcements
For this project, you will conduct an ISO/PPC like analysis of your community. Using a five-point rating scale where 0 is the worst and 5 is the best, analyze and rate your communitys ability to address the four components used by ISO/PPC in its rating system. Keep in mind that this rating is similar to, but not the same as, the ISO/PPC rating scale.
Primary differences include: this scale is backwards in that 0 = worst and 5 = best, and greater details are not included in each of the four categories.

If you are non-fire service employee, you will most likely be able to assess two categories, emergency communications and water supply, by simply knowing your emergency call system and seeing fire hydrants on the streets. For the two remaining categories, you will need to call your local fire department and speak to a firefighter, or fire officer, who should be pleased to answer your questions. You could also, time permitting, take a trip to the fire department and ask for a tour for answers to your questions.
To finish the project, you will need to construct a grid similar to the one above, or identify each of the four categories with their corresponding numerical rating number. Once you have analyzed your community and composed your numbering system, write a brief paragraph for each of the four categories that supports your number selection for each category.
There is no right or wrong response here, as every student may have a differently constructed community. Your final paper should be written in proper APA format, and include citations for sources as needed.
You must have a title page, double-spaced, with only the following information written in the center: title of paper, your name, and university name. No reference page is required, no abstract is required, and no headers are required.
The finished paper should be a minimum of three pages of written grid/graph and narration; however, not more than four pages in length. This page requirement does not include your cover page.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

-Describe the various qualitative and quantitative risk analysis tools and techniques as presented in your reading.

Complete the work assignment for the following 10 Assignment. Used 500 words for each essay and a minimum on (2) Outside sources for each assignment. Assignment 1:
Risk Assessment Power Point 1STEP 1

-Include a summary of which techniques/tools would be most effective for use in your example project. Provide a rationale for your choice.
-Summarize your response in the form of a PowerPoint presentation (20 screens or fewer).Step 2
-Using the attached Risk Register Template, create a risk register using the top five risks from your example project. Leave the risk mitigation strategy and contingency planning columns blank.
-Include a copy of the risk register in your presentation.
-(2) Sources MinimumAssignment 2:
Risk Mitigation Essay-Describe the four primary risk mitigation strategies and alternatives to those strategies
-Describe two types of contingency reserves and how they are handled-Follow APA (current edition) format
Include a title page and a reference page
-Use information from our text, at least one other scholarly source, and your personal experiences (if applicable) to support your answer.
-Use a word processing program to write your response in the form of an essay containing 500 words; not to exceed 1000 words. Use information from our text, at least one other scholarly source, and your personal experiences (if applicable) to support your answer. Be sure to cite sources of any articles used in your essay.
-(2) Sources MinimumAssignment 3:
Risk Analysis Essay-Based on your reading, explain the Project Risk Analysis and Management (PRAM) methodology.
-Your explanation should include an explanation of the key features, the nine phases and a brief example of —-Risk Management Process utilizing the PRAM methodology.
-Conclude your essay with a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of using this methodology compared to other approaches you have researched thus far in this course.
-500 Words or more
-(2) Sources MinimumAssignment 4:Based on the examples given in your reading, which illustrate risk management in a wide variety of projects, identify both the shared characteristics and major differences as they relate to risk management and appraisal.
Use a word processing program to write your response in the form of an essay containing 500 words; not to exceed 1000 words. Where appropriate, include personal experience in your answers. Be sure to cite sources of any articles used in your essay.Assignment 5:Create an integrative risk assessment for your example project using the template in the Pinto text on page 253
Follow APA (current edition) format
Include a title page and a reference page
Use information from our text, at least one other scholarly source, and your personal experiences (if applicable) to support your answerAssignment 6:For each written application in this course, you must follow the following assumptions:You are a director of a department that is focused on your particular degree of study. For example: Director of Project Management, Director of Healthcare Administration, Director of Hospitality, or Director of Human Resources. If you are a general BSOM student, then assume you are a department General Manager.
Develop your paper with applications based upon these position assumptions.Written Assignment Specifics for This Module
Select a company, organization, or church of your choice. This could be one you currently work for or an organization/church you attend.
What are the desired core and distinctive competencies for a department focused on your area of study?
What are the observed core and distinctive competencies in the organization you selected?
Conduct a VRIO analysis to evaluate these competencies.
Describe the strengths you found that could be leveraged
Describe the weakness that must be addressed.Assignment 7:For each written application in this course, you must follow the following assumptions:
You are a director of a department that is focused on your particular degree of study. For example: Director of Project Management, Director of Healthcare Administration, Director of Hospitality, or Director of Human Resources. If you are a general BSOM student, then assume you are a department General Manager.
Develop your paper with applications based upon these position assumptionsWritten Assignment Specifics for This Module
Chapter 7 describes several different expansion options for horizontal growth into international markets. Pretend that you are the CEO of a company in your chosen area of study and are considering expansion outside of the United States.
What things must you consider?
Which market(s) would you consider first?
Which international entry option would make the most sense?
How might your area of study (Project Management, HR, Healthcare, Hospitality, etc.) be different in an international setting?Assignment 8:For each written application in this course, you must follow the following assumptions:
You are a director of a department that is focused on your particular degree of study. For example: Director of Project Management, Director of Healthcare Administration, Director of Hospitality, or Director of Human Resources. If you are a general BSOM student, then assume you are a department General Manager.
Develop your paper with applications based upon these position assumptionsWritten Assignment Specifics for This Module
Mergers and acquisitions are seen with many companies today. Assume that your company just purchased a rival company. You have been placed on the integration team representing your department (PM, HR, HC, Hosp. , etc). It is your job to make sure that your department and a similar department of the acquired company are effectively integrated.
How would you approach this challenge?
How might the issues faced provide positive results for the company?
How might the issues faced provide a challenge for the company?
How would you handle cultural issues related to the integration?Assignment 9:
For each written application in this course, you must follow the following assumptions:
You are a director of a department that is focused on your particular degree of study. For example: Director of Project Management, Director of Healthcare Administration, Director of Hospitality, or Director of Human Resources. If you are a general BSOM student, then assume you are a department General Manager.
Develop your paper with applications based upon these position assumptionsWritten Assignment Specifics for This Module
Objectives must be very clear for employees. Measuring and evaluating these objectives are key for businesses. Evaluation techniques may be different across different departments in a company.
Share different tools that your department can use to measure performance.
How can you make sure that the objectives set are specific, measureable, and time-bound?
How does risk management play into business performance?
What is a Balanced Scorecard? How might it be helpful in performance measurement in your department?Assignment 10:For each written application in this course, you must follow the following assumptions:
You are a director of a department that is focused on your particular degree of study. For example: Director of Project Management, Director of Healthcare Administration, Director of Hospitality, or Director of Human Resources. If you are a general BSOM student, then assume you are a department General Manager.
Develop your paper with applications based upon these position assumptionsWritten Assignment Specifics for This Module
Understanding and using financial ratios is a key method by which analysts determine company value and long-term sustainability. Select a publicly traded company of your choosing. Use their annual report or other information to:
Share some of the financial ratios you have found
Share some of the trends you see
Provide a recommendation on the health of that company
Is it important for department managers across the company to understand some of these ratios? Why or Why Not?