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Compare and contrast two models of conceptualizing addiction.

Write a 1,050-to 1,400-word paper briefly describing the models, how they are synergistic, or how they take competing views.

Include a summary about which theory you feel is most useful for helping intervene on addiction.

DUE IN 2 DAYS. YOU HAVE TO READ EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE ATTACHED WORD DOCUMENT.

 

You need to propose three ideas, answering the given questions. If you are having trouble generating ideas, look back to your second step (attached document) , think about your interests, think about your definitions of art, etc.  What would you like to see as art?  What is art to you that is not generally accepted in conventional definitions?  What do you find beautiful?  What are unconventional modes of expression?  What reflects our context?  You can also go back to your three gateways: art as form, art as context, and art as expression.  Ask yourself if your topic could be considered art in a formal sense.  Or if your topic functions as art contextually.  Or if your topic could be considered a form of expression.

For those of you who would like a better idea about what a photo essay is or could be, I have compiled these links for your to peruse:

Tutorials:

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/the-comprehensive-guide-to-shooting-photo-stories-essays–photo-3767 (Links to an external site.)

http://digital-photography-school.com/5-photo-essay-tips (Links to an external site.)

http://photo.journalism.cuny.edu/week-5 (Links to an external site.)

Inspiring Examples:

http://www.thephotoessay.com (Links to an external site.)

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3023643/the-12-most-amazing-photo-essays-of-2013 (Links to an external site.)

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671510/16-of-the-best-photo-essays-from-2012 (Links to an external site.)

http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays (Links to an external site.)

 (Links to an external site.) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/magazine/photo-essays-index.html?_r=0

 

The next step in your creative process is to more concretely develop ideas for your execution and propose them.  For professional artists, this part of the process is not only key when submitting work to grant programs or patrons but also just playing around with ideas, seeing which ones are the strongest.  Photo essays are often compared to essays constructed with words, telling stories or expressing ideas. For this type of work, the strongest themes will be specific enough to make a statement, personal to you, and understandable to the viewer.   Also, make sure your ideas are doable in the timeframe and resources that are given.  For example, an essay topic that requires you to go to several different countries would typically be impossible in this timeframe unless you are a multi-millionaire with a private jet.  Make sure that it is something you can accomplish by the deadline.

Here you will propose three themes, answering the following questions with each one:  What is the title you see for a photo essay with this theme?  What types of shots would you include within a photo essay with this title?  (I am just asking for a general overview, not a formal shot list.)  How does this idea interpret the prompt: “Art in its Natural Habitat?”  This will often lead to the photo essay you choose to develop for your final step, but it doesn’t have to.  In the creative process, your ideas and work are subject to change, but it is the thought you put in that prepares you to make that leap–even if it isn’t obviously connected to your proposed ideas.

 

 

 

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Assignment Objectives

Assess leadership, interpersonal skills, and earned values with emphasis on the area of concentration

Construct performance baselines and manage and measure performance

Assignment Details

Deliverable Length:  See Below

You have just been promoted from front-line supervisor to be one of the firm’s senior managers. During your business education, you learned that the primary role of a manager is to make good decisions. As a supervisor, you had frequently been making routine decisions, but you realize that decision making for the overall company can and will have far greater impact on the company and its employees.

Your boss, the chief executive officer (CEO), realizes that you do not have much practice in this higher level, decision-making process and has asked you to write a memo describing your understanding of how to make important decisions.

Your memo should address the following questions:

• Describe at least 3 criteria that would determine whether the manager is making good decisions. What should be done to better assure that you are making a good decision?
• In the realm of decision making, what are assumptions? Rather than use a dictionary definition, cite several specific assumptions that would go with any real-life decision you have made or have seen made at a company at which you have worked.
• Given the importance of proper assumptions, your boss asked you to assess the accuracy of certain business assumptions and what could you do to test or confirm the credibility of them. The following were major assumptions for each firm:

o   An automobile manufacturer’s assumption that the demand for SUVs would continue because gas prices would continue to rise

 

o   An airline’s assumption that there was a need for an airline that provided no added amenities

Medicare Regulations

 

Medicare is a federally regulated program that mandates compliance to its standards through state and federal oversight. One of the primary purposes of Medicare regulations is the protection of its recipients. Medicare Advantage is part of the Medicare Modernization Act, which was passed in 2003. Search the Internet by using the following keywords:

• Medicare regulations
• Centers for Medicare
• Medicaid services

On the basis of your research, answer the following questions:

• What are the purposes of Medicare regulations other than the one mentioned above?
• How will the federal government enforce compliance in the Medicare Advantage program? Which two other Medicare regulations do you think are the most important for managed care organizations and why?
• Do you think Medicare and Medicaid programs face challenges from the perspectives of providers, the government, and consumers (recipients of Medicare or Medicaid)? Why or why not?
• What are the different services provided by the Medicare and Medicaid programs? Do you feel there is a need to have two different programs? Why or why not?
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Medicare programs such as Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. Do you think Medicare Advantage programs ensure the survivability of Medicare? Why or why not?

Additionally, respond to the questions given below after reading the following information in regard to control of managed care organizations at the state level.

States have a broad range of control of managed health care organizations. The main interests of the states are to protect the interest of the consumer and regulate the structure of MCOs.

• Discuss the regulatory structure used to regulate MCOs and health insurers at the state level.
• Discuss how states came to be the primary regulators of insurance.
• Evaluate the most critical components of state oversight of HMO operations.
• Review the licensing requirements for MCOs in your state and describe the specific requirements to obtain a Certificate of Authority (COA). Compare to the requirements discussed in the course textbook.
• What are the protections available to consumers under the law in your state? Compare these protections to what is discussed in the textbook.
• In your opinion, are the state regulations designed for the consumers, or are they designed for the MCOs? Use your course and text readings to support your answer

MMA was signed by President Bush in 2003. The MMA brought about sweeping changes that increased enrollment and improved access to Medicare Plans. Similarly, the PPACA was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. The law is expected to significantly increase access to Medicaid for the uninsured, low-income families, and individuals. Medicaid managed care has been implemented by most states, mainly because of rising costs, plan quality, access to providers, and the decrease in state revenues and federal matching funding. Medicare has explored managed care for the same reasons: to reduce costs, improve quality and improve access to providers. Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research the following two topics and write a paper evaluating the impact of these policies on Medicare and Medicaid managed care.

You need to research on the following two topics:

• Medicare and managed care
• Medicaid and managed care

Based on your research, answer the following questions:

• Write a summary for each topic tying together the information learned about that topic.
• Analyze the challenges Medicaid faces in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care.
• Analyze the challenges Medicare faces in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care.
• Draw conclusions about the future of managed care in each program—will it grow or decline? What will be the challenges for success?
• Select at least four reputable articles per topic that address the challenges facing Medicare and Medicaid managed care.

Based on your research, summarize your findings on the selected topics and compile your observations in a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

The scenario for part 1 of the project will be: An unexpected road block/detour while driving to work, school, etc.

The category for part 2 of the project must be based upon one of the following 3 scenarios:

• A problem with an appliance at your home
• A problem with an injured or sick pet, family member, or friend
• A problem faced at a place of work or school

 

Make sure you include a title page and reference page per APA format; there is a requirement for at least 3 references to be used for this assignment.  There is a minimum 1000 word count for this project.

Complete the Final Project

Science Meets Real Life

Whether you think of yourself as an up and coming scientist or not, you use science every day. You will explore how you apply different aspects of science in your daily life in a two part project. In 1,000-words (minimum), discuss the following:

The Scientific Method

Each and every day, you are faced with having to make split-second decisions, and the need to solve random problems that you encounter. To reach those decisions and work those problems out, you are subconsciously using the scientific method. Apply the steps of the Scientific Method to two situations that could occur in your everyday life. Use the scientific method in the first scenario provided by your instructor to solve the problem at hand.

Please come up with a second detailed scenario on your own, using the categories provided by your instructor, and follow the same steps in the scientific method to find a resolution.

For both scenarios, be sure to use terminology from the scientific method (hypothesis, experiment, etc.) while describing how you would address each problem, as well as a minimum of 3 references to provide factual support.

Scenario 1: Read the course announcements to find out the assigned scenario for your project.

Scenario 2: Develop your own detailed problem and apply the scientific method to solve it. Your problem should fall within one of the assigned categories provided by your instructor within the course announcements.

Your Final Project should be a minimum of 1,000-words written in APA style format. As always, be sure to provide appropriate citations, references, and links to any information you use in this paper. Be sure to also avoid copying and pasting large sections of text from any given source.

Resources: “Presentation Fundamentals” with Tatiana Kolovou on Lynda.com, Instructions for Completing a Video

Technology managers look for three critical fundamental skills from the IT professions hired today:

• The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing across all stakeholder levels
• The ability to work in a team
• The ability to think critically

You are on your second interview for a position in an Information Services Department. You will be presenting to a group of your peers, so they can see if you have good presentation skills. Your task is to:

Option 1:

• Create a presentation containing eight to ten presentation slides including Introduction, Conclusion, and Reference slides.
• Include speaker notes with each slide.

• Describe one of the following type of systems:
  • A Transaction Processing System (For example, POS, ATM, Online Ordering)
  • A Functional Department System (For example, HRIS, Finance, CRM)
  • An Enterprise Resource Planning System
• Identify one vend
• Describe the components or subsytems of the system and what business function they address.
• or or open source solution for the system you chose to describe.
• Discuss why you chose this system and how it will affect the overall business functions of the organization.

Note. Be sure to include supportive graphics and appropriate backgrounds and styles. All references need to adhere to APA guidelines and images should not be copyrighted unless cited properly.

 

Link To Video: http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Presentation-Fundamentals/151544-2.html

Read the case study, Politics at Walt Disney on page 414 of the course textbook, and write a 1000-1500 word essay with two high-level section headers:

 

1.  Conflict, Politics, and Conflict resolution (in this section answer the questions on page 414)

2. Effects of Power on Organizational Structure  (in this section, include discussion that:

a. identifies sources and effects of power of an organizational structure and

b. recomends how to evaluate organizational theory and design/strategy in a global operations environment)

 

Your paper should be 1000-1500 words in length, not including the title page and reference page. You are required to cite Chapter 14 and various other chapters in your textbook and at least one article from the CSU Online Library.  All sources used including textbook, must be referenced, paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying in-text citations in the proper APA Format.

scenario

As the human resources (HR) manager for a public organization, you are conducting a New Hire Orientation session for all new employees. As research for your orientation, you are writing a report about the functions of the organization, its strengths and weaknesses, and its mission, vision, goals, and objectives.

Instructions

1. Choose a public organization, such as Target, McDonalds, Apple, etc., as the basis for this assignment. Be sure to choose an organization where the information needed to complete this assignment is publicly available and is easily accessible.
2. Using research from at least threesources, develop a report that accomplishes the following tasks:
   • Identify the company’s mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives, and tactical plans.
   • Explain how each of the four functions of management impacts the organization’s goals and objectives.
   • Discuss the ethical implications of the organization’s policies and strategies with respect to market expansion, human capital management, and the environment.
   • Conduct an internal and external assessment of the organization:
     • Identify the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats using SWOT analysis.
     • Illustrate the organization’s product portfolio using a BCG Matrix.
     • Analyze the internal and external environments using environmental scanning. Assess the organizational structure; the relationships and interactions among employees, management, and shareholders; market competitors; as well as the industry, national, and macro environments.

Support your responses using scholarly research from the Argosy University online library resources.

Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write a 5–7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

Instructions

As we approach the end of the semester, I want you to reflect a little on what you’ve learned over the term. Please answer the following questions:

 

What were the biggest challenges you faced in achieving success this semester? Why do you think these were challenges for you?  How did you overcome these challenges?

What challenges do you anticipate facing in future semesters, and what strategies will help you achieve success in college? Or what advice do you have for yourself for next semester?

 

 

• I want theses answers here to be in good paragraphs, its reflection no essay.
• I want to explain all my points there simply.
• I am ESL student so my writing should be very simple.
• The main point is that I want to be successful and keep a high GPA until I graduate.
• Look at his questions first thing in the page and try to match my answers in the same order.

 

 

The biggest challenge is receiving A for all my classes.

That was a challenge for me because I wanted to receive the highest

GBA so I can take care of keeping it high until I graduate from the university.

I overcame to have a high grade for each class in this semester.

The same challenge will stay in my mind until I graduate in addition to other challenges depending in the class that I am going to take in the future.

I want both my major classes and general education classes to be high grades.

Strategy is to do everything on time and never be late so my GPA will not suffer from late work and I lose grades for that. Also study on time will make classes easy for me to understand the lessons during the semester and to be prepared for final exams. According to that, I will only review for the finals.

 

I advice myself to look for a lot of pay a lot of attentions for all my classes in the future so I can pass them easily and successfully. what I have mentioned here. So I can find my success for future.

Come early to classes never be late.

Do my homework early.

Take note to help me with finals.

Have a study guide for all classes.

 

I don’t want my GPA to be affected by anything of that