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Explain the current situation of the organization in the market.

elect an organization and prepare a strategic plan to grow the business over the next three years. Your strategic plan must include the following:

  • Describe your organization’s history, products, and major competitors.
  • Explain the current situation of the organization in the market.
  • Conduct a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trends) to determine areas that offer opportunities for change.
  • Choose at least three areas from your SWOT analysis and explain why the areas you have chosen are essential to your strategic plan. Use theories and examples from your text and additional sources to support your rationale.
  • Explain your method to measure the success of your strategic plan.

Your paper must be EIGHT PAGES in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In addition, you must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the text. Remember to incorporate information that you have learned from this course as well as your personal experience.

Your Final Project

  • Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. If possible, provide the context of a first-person experience where you saw this academic concept in operation.
  • Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
  • Must use APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to document all sources.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashfo

Explain your method to measure the success of your strategic plan.

elect an organization and prepare a strategic plan to grow the business over the next three years. Your strategic plan must include the following:

  • Describe your organization’s history, products, and major competitors.
  • Explain the current situation of the organization in the market.
  • Conduct a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and trends) to determine areas that offer opportunities for change.
  • Choose at least three areas from your SWOT analysis and explain why the areas you have chosen are essential to your strategic plan. Use theories and examples from your text and additional sources to support your rationale.
  • Explain your method to measure the success of your strategic plan.

Your paper must be EIGHT PAGES in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In addition, you must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the text. Remember to incorporate information that you have learned from this course as well as your personal experience.

Your Final Project

  • Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. If possible, provide the context of a first-person experience where you saw this academic concept in operation.
  • Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
  • Must use APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to document all sources.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashfo

Describe three main teaching strategies for each of the developmental stages selected.

Topic 1

Personal Philosophy: From your readings about teaching and learning theories, develop and discuss your personal philosophy of teaching in nursing.

Or

Topic 2

Recall a clinical learning experience you enjoyed. Describe the experience and identify specific aspects such as educational setting, motivational strategy, learning theory, and delivery of content (how was the material presented).

 

Discussion 2: due 2/2/16

Topic 1

Select two stages of development. Identify the main characteristics of each stage that influence the ability to learn. Describe three main teaching strategies for each of the developmental stages selected.

Or

Topic 2

Discuss a clinical experience in which you had to incorporate one or more learning styles such as visual, kinesthetic, and auditory. Explain the outcomes and how you created an effective learning experience.

 

Discussion 3: due 2/8/16

Topic 1

Reflect on a three-part lesson you would like to teach to a friend or family member. Determine the level of your learning objectives using Bloom’s taxonomy. Construct three learning objectives containing appropriate active verbs. Identify a possible teaching strategy for each of your objectives. Indicate how you plan to measure each objective.

Organizer link: http://managedcourse.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/8077f1d8-13b9-4554-a970-0b2fbbd0df23/SU_NSG4028_W3_Organizer.pdf

Or

Topic 2

You have been assigned to teach a class using gaming, in which 75% of the students are from a particular ethnic group (you decide the content area, class size, and ethnic group). Choose the topic of your choice and take into account the ethnic group’s special needs. Describe your approach, and provide details regarding the assumed characteristics of the ethnic group. Identify the tools or technology, services, and resources needed for developing the instructional gaming material.

 

Discussion 4: due 2/13/16

Topic 1

Create a pamphlet to be used as patient education material about a topic of your choice that can be used in your nursing practice. Evaluate the readability by comparing two different readability tests: the Fog index and the SMOG formula. Describe your results.

Or

Topic 2

Identify an experience where you had to assess the needs, interests, and goals of a patient with an ethnic background, different from yours, that resulted in a positive learning experience. How did you turn the situation into a positive learning experience? Did you personally have to deal with any stereotypical beliefs?

 

Discussion 5: due 2/18/16

Topic 1

Seasoned nurse educators possess wisdom about teaching (a kind of “with-it-ness”), which they have developed through practical experience over the years. As a person new to nursing education, you have a great deal to learn from a seasoned mentor. In order to gain access to that knowledge, you will conduct an interview with an experienced nurse educator either in a hospital or college setting. Your interview may be conducted face-to-face, online, or by telephone.

For this assignment, you are to:

  • Generate a list of questions you will ask during the interview such as teaching strategies, theories, technology, and evaluation techniques.
  • Conduct the interview.
  • Your  discussion post should include:
    • The setting.
    • How the interview was conducted.
    • The questions asked and the responses given.
    • Anything else you think to be important.

Or

Topic 2

Thinking back discussion 3 when you discussed a topic you would like to teach to a friend or family member, create a formative and summative assessment for that hypothetical educational encounter. The instructional methods can be traditional or nontraditional. Explain how you can communicate the results

Describe the educational setting: staff development, patient education, family education, and so forth.

Due 2/4/16

Project part 1: Introduction

The introduction should:

  • Contain the title of the lesson.
  • Identify and describe the learners.
  • Describe the educational setting: staff development, patient education, family education, and so forth.
  • Include learner assessments: educational level, developmental level, readiness to learn, and so forth.
  • Provide a purpose and rationale for selecting the topic/disease.
  • Describe the philosophical or theoretical basis for teaching approaches used in the lesson.
  • Focus on 1 disease/3 audiences.
  • Support answers with relevant examples and journal articles.

Part 1:  5 page paper

Write in paragraph form; do not use a table format.

Assignment  Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Provided the title of the lesson and identified/described the learner(s). 3
Described the educational setting. 3
Included learner assessments. 7
Provided a purpose and rationale for selecting the topic/disease. 6
Described the philosophical or theoretical basis for teaching approaches to be used in the lesson.

List the sequence of events that takes place when a DNA message is translated into protein.

Directions: Please answer each of the following questions.  Please ensure that your responses are at least 3 to 5 sentences in length.

 

 

 

1.      What four functions are performed by nucleic acids?

 

 

 

2.      Describe three differences in the structure of DNA and RNA.

 

 

 

3.      List the sequence of events that takes place when a DNA message is translated into protein.

 

 

 

4.      What is a silent mutation?  Provide an example.

 

 

 

5.      Name the four stages of mitosis and describe what occurs in each stage.

 

 

 

6.      Define the terms zygote, fertilization, and homologous chromosomes.

 

 

 

7.      List three differences between mitosis and meiosis.

 

 

 

8.      What is the difference between probability and possibility?

 

 

 

9.      In your own words, describe Mendel’s Law of Segregation.

 

 

 

10.    What is a Punnett square?

 

 

 

PART II: ESSAY

 

 

 

Directions: Write a 1 to 2 page, double-spaced paper in 12 pt. font in response to the following question.  Find one article using AAU’s LIRN (library) to use as support.  Please use APA format.  Please visit the Academic Resource Center for an effective guide on how use LIRN and for concise APA guidelines.

 

 

 

Stem Cells

 

 

 

Stem cell research has been very controversial in the past decade.  There are many benefits of stem cells that could potentially save lives for people diagnosed with cancer, individuals who need lung transplants, and etc.  Please look up the article titled, “Stem Cell Engineering 101” using LIRN and summarize what you learned.  The article’s information is found below:

 

 

 

 

Which alternative would you recommend to the company? Explain the pros and cons of each alternative and the reasons for your selection.

You are an economist for the Vanda-Laye Corporation, which produces and distributes outdoor cooking supplies. The company has come under new ownership and management and will be undergoing changes in its product lines and operating structure. As an economist, your responsibilities include examining the market factors that affect success or failure of a product, including the supply and demand for the product, market conditions, and the behavior of competitors with similar products.

The new owners are evaluating the operating structure, and you have two possible alternatives. One alternative requires a high level of investment in fixed costs compared to the other alternative. Jorge, your supervisor, has assigned you the task of evaluating the two alternatives.

Assume that the company has no debt. Regardless of the alternative selected, market conditions will require the selling price of the product to be $3.45 per unit. The details for each alternative are given in the table.

 

Alternative 1

 

  

Alternative 2
Variable costs $2.20 $2.70
Fixed costs $80,000 $30,000
Total assets $350,000 $350,000

Jorge has asked you to provide detailed responses to the following questions:

  • How does CVP analysis help management in the planning stage of a new business? How does CVP analysis assist the decision makers of an existing business?
  • What is the break-even quantity for each of the investment alternatives, calculated using an algebraic approach? Complete the tables for each alternative using the Microsoft Excel Template given below and indicate the break-even points. Using Microsoft Excel, graph the relevant data, showing the break-even points and the profit levels for each alternative. Explain the differences between the two alternatives.
  • What is the degree of operating leverage (DOL) for each alternative at 90,000 units?
  • What is the significance of different DOLs using this example?
  • What does the return on equity (ROE) ratio tell management? How is it used in the decision-making process?
  • What is the ROE under each alternative at an output level of 124,000 for Alternative 1 and 60,000 for Alternative 2? (As the company has no debt, the formula for ROE becomes profit/assets. Use this formula.) Explain the reason for and significance of your answers.
  • Which alternative would you recommend to the company? Explain the pros and cons of each alternative and the reasons for your selection.

(Excel template attached)

Submission Details:

  • Compile your calculations and graph in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and your analysis in a Microsoft

Discuss what duty or duties a business has with regard to checking the background of potential employees before hiring.

DQ 1: Employer Liability for Negligent Hiring

 

Read Malorney v. B&L Motor Freight, Inc. in Section 21.2 of your textbook. Discuss what duty or duties a business has with regard to checking the background of potential employees before hiring.  Do you agree that businesses should be liable for injuries resulting from negligent hiring? Why, or why not?

 

 

DQ 2: Discrimination

 

Not all discrimination is prohibited by law. For example, employers routinely discriminate between potential employees based upon education or experience. Other types of discrimination are more subtle, but still legal. For example, some employers discriminate between potential employees based upon personal characteristics such as weight or attractiveness. Should employers be permitted to discriminate based upon attractiveness? Take a side and argue that an employer should or should not be permitted by law to discriminate against persons who are not attractive.

Described different types of threats that would affect the validity of research proposal, and identified and explained the strategies to minimize them.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details Grading Criteria is provided below

Name your document SU_PHE3025_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Research Proposal

Visit the CDC website and read the report “Advancing the Nation’s Health: A Guide to Public Health Research Needs, 2006–2015″. Select a topic related to public health care from the CDC’s report or from the following:

  • Health disparities: Chronic diseases
  • Environmental health
  • Impact of infectious diseases on public health

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about your chosen topic on public health care. Based on your research and understanding, create a research proposal in a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

  • A brief introduction to the chosen topic on public health care
  • A brief description of the various components of a research proposal
  • The problem statement
  • At least five research questions
  • An analysis and definition of the research method to be used in your research proposal
  • An analysis and identification of the research measures and design methodologies that you plan to use in your research proposal
  • A description of different types of threats that you think would affect the validity of your research proposal, and an identification and explanation of the strategies to minimize them.
  • A data analysis plan to use to collect data for your research proposal
  • A reference page
  • A logical data analysis strategy based on the research question and types of data collected
  • A conclusion that ties everything together

Support your responses with examples as well as in-text citation of sources.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details Grading Criteria is provided below

Name your document SU_PHE3025_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided an introduction to the chosen topic on public health care.
10
Described the various components of a research proposal.
10
Provided a problem statement.
10
Provided at least five research questions.
20
Analyzed and defined the research method to be used in research proposal.
20
Analyzed and identified the research measures and design methodologies that you plan to use in your research proposal.
20
Described different types of threats that would affect the validity of research proposal, and identified and explained the strategies to minimize them.
20
Provided a data analysis plan to use to collect data for your research proposal.
30
Included a reference page.
10
Developed a logical data analysis strategy based on the research question and types of data collected.
30
Provided a conclusion that ties everything together.

An analysis and identification of the research measures and design methodologies that you plan to use in your research proposal.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details Grading Criteria is provided below

Name your document SU_PHE3025_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Research Proposal

Visit the CDC website and read the report “Advancing the Nation’s Health: A Guide to Public Health Research Needs, 2006–2015″. Select a topic related to public health care from the CDC’s report or from the following:

  • Health disparities: Chronic diseases
  • Environmental health
  • Impact of infectious diseases on public health

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about your chosen topic on public health care. Based on your research and understanding, create a research proposal in a 5- to 6-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

  • A brief introduction to the chosen topic on public health care
  • A brief description of the various components of a research proposal
  • The problem statement
  • At least five research questions
  • An analysis and definition of the research method to be used in your research proposal
  • An analysis and identification of the research measures and design methodologies that you plan to use in your research proposal
  • A description of different types of threats that you think would affect the validity of your research proposal, and an identification and explanation of the strategies to minimize them.
  • A data analysis plan to use to collect data for your research proposal
  • A reference page
  • A logical data analysis strategy based on the research question and types of data collected
  • A conclusion that ties everything together

Support your responses with examples as well as in-text citation of sources.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details Grading Criteria is provided below

Name your document SU_PHE3025_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided an introduction to the chosen topic on public health care.
10
Described the various components of a research proposal.
10
Provided a problem statement.
10
Provided at least five research questions.
20
Analyzed and defined the research method to be used in research proposal.
20
Analyzed and identified the research measures and design methodologies that you plan to use in your research proposal.
20
Described different types of threats that would affect the validity of research proposal, and identified and explained the strategies to minimize them.
20
Provided a data analysis plan to use to collect data for your research proposal.
30
Included a reference page.
10
Developed a logical data analysis strategy based on the research question and types of data collected.
30
Provided a conclusion that ties everything together.

Examine two new union issues (per country) that would be introduced if the company opens stores in India, China, and Mexico.

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You are a consultant tasked with reviewing the collective bargaining policies for a large global retailer. This company has been operating since inception without unions and senior management is staunchly against allowing any of its workers to organize. Due to mounting pressure from both workers and the media, they are again reviewing the consequences of allowing unions to form within their stores.

Instructions

Using the University online library resources and the Internet, research the pros and cons of retail stores establishing unions.

Write a report in which you cover the following:

  • Identify 4–5 major benefits to starting a retail company with and without using organized labor.
  • Compare and contrast the differences in benefits for a retail company started without unions and later after unions were introduced.
  • Analyze the laws that are available to separately protect both the workers and management. Can the workers organize at a site without management consent? Can management fire workers for trying to organize?
  • Examine two new union issues (per country) that would be introduced if the company opens stores in India, China, and Mexico. Cover both the benefits and drawbacks to both union and management for each issue.

Click here to download the APA Guide document. Use the guidelines in it to format your assignment.

Write a 3–5-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.