Essay
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In an essay (750-1,000 words), explain how the change in social values in American society in the last 50 years or so has changed the face of education in the United States. Include a description of the social issues that schools face and offer an explanation of how you might mollify some of these issues.
Probability and Hypothesis Testing
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In this segment, you will estimate simple probability and test hypotheses using the provided Sample Data Set.
Probability: Find the Region variable in the Sample Data Set. Using Sample Data Set, create a frequency distribution or a histogram. Based on the frequency distribution or histogram, estimate the probability associated with each region.
Test the following hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Age (of residents) of Region 1 > Age of Region 7
Hypothesis 2: Wealth score of mail donors ≥ Wealth score of mail non donors
Specify your hypothesis completely in terms of null and alternative; detail your findings and conclusions.
Describe the effect of fear, aggression, or anxiety on the specified behavior. Explain the function
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Choose a specific regulatory behavior.
Write a 1,250- to 1,500-word paper that includes the following:
Explain the role of the nervous system.
Describe the effect of fear, aggression, or anxiety on the specified behavior.
Explain the function of the hormones involved and how they relate to the behavior.
Describe the effects of regulatory impairments on the specified behavior.
Monitoring Our Home Planet
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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Monitoring Our Home Planet
The Internet is a powerful tool that provides the ability to monitor natural phenomena and disasters that happen all over planet Earth.
In this assignment, you will research resources available on the Internet for monitoring natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, global climate, and weather.
Based on your research, do the following:
Identify a minimum of three different natural phenomena that are typically responsible for natural disasters. Analyze the potential impact of these disasters.
Analyze how these phenomenon are monitored, or not, via the Internet. Critique available Web sites, which publicly display up-to-date monitored information related to each of the natural phenomena you have identified. Focus on the following aspects:
Geography
What parts of the world are potentially affected by these phenomena? Specifically identify the countries.
Resources
What kinds of resources are allocated toward monitoring these phenomena and why?
What types of Web resources monitor the phenomena and provide up-to-date information about them?
What kinds of technology are involved in monitoring the phenomena?
Politics
What political ramifications would this disaster-preparedness technology cause between more-developed countries and less-developed countries?
What kinds of issues could this technology cause between less-developed countries?
Economics
How would this technology directly impact the economies of those countries that have the technology versus those countries that do not?
Do you predict any indirect impacts? What current evidence supports your position?
Disaster Preparedness
What types of systems are in place in terms of disaster preparedness related to these monitored phenomena?
Summarize your findings. Evaluate how this technology will impact the future of humanity, both positively and negatively. Be sure to consider the political and economic issues discussed in your future predictions.
Support your statements with examples. Use a minimum of six reliable references, two of which should be peer-reviewed articles.
Write a 7–8-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.
By Monday, August 17, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.
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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Analysis of Credit Card Debt
Credit card debt is a reality for many in today’s world. Suppose that you had a $5,270.00 balance on a credit card with an annual percentage rate (APR) of 15.53 percent. Consider the following questions and prepare a report based upon your conclusions. This report must be submitted as a Word document and attachment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox. Consider the following questions and prepare a report based upon your conclusions. Your report should be created as a Word document, but you are encouraged to create graphs and charts (which can be made in Excel and copied to the Word document) to illustrate your points. Remember: make sure you explain what the charts and/or graphs mean; do not assume the reader understands what they mean.
Most credit cards require that you pay a minimum monthly payment of two percent of the balance. Based upon a balance of $5,270.00, what would be the minimum monthly payment (assuming no other fees are being applied)?
Considering the minimum payment you just calculated, determine the amount of interest and the amount that was applied to reduce the principal. Hint: You’ll need to find the total interest for the year first.
Consider one of your credit cards. What is the balance? How is the minimum monthly payment determined? What would be the minimum payment? How much of the minimum payment goes towards interest? How much of the minimum payment goes towards the principal? If you do not want to share an actual balance or do not have a credit card, calculate these amounts using an imaginary credit card balance.
Now, examine the terms of one of your credit cards or other revolving debt. Are there other charges that the credit card company is applying to your account? Are you receiving a special rate for a limited time? Does your card charge an annual service charge or an inactivity fee?
Examine a credit card bill (or other revolving debt) and see how long it will take to pay off your debt if you paid only the minimum payments (you can also use an online calculator like the one at http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/managing-debt/minimum-payment-calculator.aspx). What steps could you take to pay off this credit card (or debt) sooner? Determine the percentage of the principal that you need to pay down in order to pay off the credit card in the time frame of your choosing.
Many Americans find themselves amassing large amounts of credit card (or other revolving) debt at an early age. What advice concerning the use of credit cards and the fees they charge would you provide to a young adult planning on getting a credit card?
Strategic Plan Presentation
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You may choose either a large, well-known Fortune 1,000 company that has information readily available, or a smaller company in your city or town which has information in the local press (the larger company may be easier). Pretend that you are a business and strategy consultant hired by one of your chosen company’s executives to present the new strategic plan to the Board of Directors (BoD).
You will create this Assignment in a PowerPoint presentation format. Use a bulleted list for each slide (page) and support the bulleted ideas in the Notes section of the slide. Use APA format and citation style in the notes description section. Do include a references page at the end of the presentation for the outside sources you used and integrated in the presentation itself. In addition, follow the Final Project Guidelines.
Final Project Guidelines
Introduction
Company Background
Company Vision and Mission Statements
Leadership and Organizational Culture
Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, and Policies Empowering Action
External Analysis (Opportunities and Threats) and Global Environment
Internal Analysis (Strengths and Weaknesses), Strategic Control and Continuous Improvement
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Strategic Analysis and Choice
Generic and Grand Strategies
Long-Term Objectives and Strategies
Short-Term Objectives, Functional Tactics, and Implementation
Restructuring, Reengineering and Refocusing
Conclusion
Discrimination model of supervision and applying it to a case study for counseling
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Tutor fell through I am not happy…. was due tonight ugh!!
Due tomorrow at 11:30 am no exceptions or excuses please please please
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•Read the “Supervision Case Study’ document located in the Learning Resources. Think about how, in each of the supervisory roles of the discrimination model, you would approach the supervisee, Michael. Reflect on the supervisory skills that would be most relevant to each supervisory role for this case.
Use the following reference for help, or you may use other resources as long as cited.
https://prezi.com/tf33wj4u1sjz/the-discrimination-model-of-supervision/
The Assignment (2–3 pages) not including title and reference page
Using the discrimination model by (Benard), explain how you would apply each of the supervisory roles in your approach with Michael, the supervisee in the case study. (See attached case study)
Here are the supervisory roles that are in “ ”
For example, psychologist Janine M. Bernard, PhD, of Syracuse University developed a discrimination model to supervision, which combines the supervisor role as “teacher” when the supervisor is instructing a trainee, “counselor” when assisting trainees in working with client problems, or “consultant” when working with trainees on patient cases.
For each supervisor role in the discrimination model, describe one skill that is most relevant to the role and justify your response.
Explain the supervisor’s role and skill set as explained in the discrimination model of supervision. Be specific to the case and provide examples.
Assignment 2: Internal Environmental Scan/Organizational Assessment
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This section provides the opportunity to develop your course project. Conducting an internal environmental scan or organizational assessment, provides the ability to put the strategy audit together.
In this module, you will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the internal environment at your business unit or organization you are working with for this project, also known as an organizational assessment, and present your findings in a report. In your report, you should analyze the operating characteristics and assets of your business unit.
The SWOT model is one of the most common business tools used during organizational assessment. Another is developing a balanced scorecard based on a prescribed or planned set of performance objectives that will be measured and evaluated regularly. In this assignment, based on the external environmental scan you conducted in M2: Assignment 2 and the internal environmental scan in this assignment, you will develop a SWOT analysis and a balanced strategic scorecard.
Part I: Internal Environmental Scan (2–3 pages)
The internal environmental scan or organizational assessment should include the following:
Mission, vision, and values: Assess the organization’s understanding of the mission, vision, and values, and how they relate the business strategy. Is there consensus on the mission and vision of the organization? What are the shared values of the organization? What are the behaviors espoused by these values?
Strategy clarification: Assess the organization’s understanding of the business strategy through the interview with a mid-level or senior manager. Assess his or her understanding and agreement of the business unit’s value proposition, market position, and competitive advantage.
Cultural assessment: Explain the unwritten rules and shared values that govern behaviors in the organization. Do they act as enablers or blockers to the strategy? For example, is there a culture of information sharing and collaboration that enables the organization to respond quickly across structural boundaries to solve problems for customers? On the other hand, do groups not share important information through informal mechanisms, thus slowing response times?
Value chain analysis: Identify the primary (direct) and support (indirect) activities that create and deliver your product or service to your customers. Assess each activity’s contribution to competitive advantage through cost or differentiation. Identify any areas where the business may be at a competitive disadvantage.
Summary of findings: Using these different analyses, identify the organizational strengths and weaknesses as they relate to the business strategy. Organizational strengths are assets, capabilities, and resources that contribute directly to the organization’s strategic fit, differentiation, and competitive advantage relative to competing organizations. Organizational weaknesses are characteristics and capabilities (often lacking) that place the organization at a disadvantage relative to competitors.
Part II: SWOT Analysis (1–2 pages)
Your SWOT analysis should summarize the opportunities and threats from the external environmental scan with the strengths and weaknesses from your organizational assessment or internal environmental scan.
Your output should include a matrix depicting strengths or weaknesses on the horizontal axis and opportunities or threats on the vertical axis. This matrix will reveal a set of strategy forces that can be used to assess the current strategy and identify important potential changes to the strategic direction of the company.
In creating your SWOT analysis, look for natural pairings of internal and external factors that match internal resources and capabilities to the external environment. Internal strengths and external opportunities depicted in the upper-left quadrant on your matrix might form complementary pairs that suggest necessary strategic focus for the business unit to pursue opportunities that fit its competitive strengths. Conversely, internal weaknesses and external threats shown in the lower right quadrant of the matrix may combine to illustrate the need for a defensive strategy to avoid becoming highly susceptible to competitive threats.
Your matrix should not simply be a collection of four lists compiled together in a matrix. Your analysis should combine factors and explain why specific strengths complement specific opportunities, and selected weaknesses are amplified by external threats. In addition to your matrix, provide a brief narrative that summarizes the main findings in your analysis and the implications for the current and projected strategy.
Part III: Balanced Strategic Scorecard (1–2 pages)
Use the balanced scorecard or another similar tool to recommend indicators and measurements that will tell you if the company is successful or unsuccessful in progressing toward your vision through execution of strategy.
A balanced scorecard presents organizational performance on four primary groups of measures:
Financial
Customer (external stakeholder)
Learning and growth
Internal process
You should develop a strategy scorecard that ties the performance of your business unit in these areas to its overall business strategy. The challenge you face is selecting two-to-three measures in each of the four areas that give a measurable and reliable indication of the business unit performance in the key activities that promote strategic fit, customer value, and sustained competitive advantage.
Write an 5–7-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: Last name First Initial_M4_A2.doc.
The paper should include a cover page, executive summary/abstract, table of contents, body of paper—proper headers (mission, vision, and values assessment; strategy clarification; cultural assessment;
value chain analysis; summary of key findings; SWOT analysis; balanced strategic scorecard; and references).
Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends and Forces
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The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends and Forces
Note: Use the textbook, course readings, online library, and other reputable online sources to complete this assignment.
Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the healthcare delivery system of the United States.
Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
Suggest the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three (3) sources from peer reviewed journals.
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:
Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within managed care organizations and the health insurance market.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics
HCS 405 Week 2 Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Grading Criteria
Find two or three articles that address financial reporting practices and ethical standards in health care finance, including the following topics:
Generally accepted accounting principles
Corporate compliance, ethics, or fraud and abuse
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper on the financial management of health care organizations, integrating your research articles.
Include a summary of the four elements of financial management.
Include a summary of generally accepted accounting principles and general financial ethical standards.
Provide examples from the articles that reflect ethical standards of conduct and financial reporting practices.
Explain the significance of each example.
Cite your resources
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.