o prepare:

• Reflect on the comments made by Dr. Mauk in this week’s media presentation on the value of qualitative research in nursing.
• Locate the journal Qualitative Health Research in the Sage Premier  database in the Walden Library.
• From this journal, select an article of interest to you that was published within the last 3 years.
• Review the information on different qualitative research designs in Chapter 20 of your course text.
• Determine what qualitative research design was used in your selected article and evaluate whether it was the best choice.
• Consider ethical issues involved in the study and how the researchers addressed them.
• Think about how using a quantitative design would have affected the type of data gathered.

Post on or before Day 3 an APA citation for the article that you selected and provide a brief summary of the content and the qualitative research design used. Evaluate the appropriateness of the design, and explain how ethical issues in the study were addressed. Analyze how the study would have been different if a quantitative design had been used.

In the Visual Ability test, a split-brain patient was shown an image in the left visual field but could not name the object. Explain why and identify the specialized functions that were discovered with regard to hemispheric lateralization. Consider some of the difficulties the split-brain operation causes and the strategies you would recommend to help a patient manage them. Was it ethical to do this study? Was it right to trade the suffering experienced by participants for the knowledge gained by the research? 

Shared Practice: Evaluation Methods

There are a number of different methods, such as discounted cash flow, net present value (NPV), accounting rate of return (ARR), payback, and internal rate of return (IRR),that can be used to evaluate whether an organization should approve a particular project. Each method has specific advantages and disadvantages and certain scenarios could benefit from the use of a particular method.

To prepare for this Discussion, “Shared Practice: Evaluation Methods,” review the evaluation methods utilized by organizations for decision making. Consider your professional experience, knowledge gained from the resources, and/or additional research.

Post by Day 3, the following:

• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of alternatives to discounted cash flows.
• Describe a scenario in which you would recommend one method as being more effective than others. Draw from your professional experience and/or additional research and provide a rationale for your recommendation.

To complete your Discussion, click on Discussions on the course navigation menu, and select “Week 3 Forum” to begin.

Respond by Day 5 to two or more of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Provide insights or contrasting observations regarding the alternatives to discounted cash flows from reading their posts.
• Comment on a scenario presented and provide additional insight into the method presented and/or propose a different method for making the decision along with your rationale for choosing that method.

Support your comments with your own experiences, the weekly resources, and/or additional research.

Shared Practice: Evaluation Methods

There are a number of different methods, such as discounted cash flow, net present value (NPV), accounting rate of return (ARR), payback, and internal rate of return (IRR),that can be used to evaluate whether an organization should approve a particular project. Each method has specific advantages and disadvantages and certain scenarios could benefit from the use of a particular method.

To prepare for this Discussion, “Shared Practice: Evaluation Methods,” review the evaluation methods utilized by organizations for decision making. Consider your professional experience, knowledge gained from the resources, and/or additional research.

Post by Day 3, the following:

• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of alternatives to discounted cash flows.
• Describe a scenario in which you would recommend one method as being more effective than others. Draw from your professional experience and/or additional research and provide a rationale for your recommendation.

To complete your Discussion, click on Discussions on the course navigation menu, and select “Week 3 Forum” to begin.

Respond by Day 5 to two or more of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Provide insights or contrasting observations regarding the alternatives to discounted cash flows from reading their posts.
• Comment on a scenario presented and provide additional insight into the method presented and/or propose a different method for making the decision along with your rationale for choosing that method.

Support your comments with your own experiences, the weekly resources, and/or additional researc

Performance Measurement Methods

Many managers assume that numbers do not lie but, when measuring performance, they often do not tell the whole story. For example, your organization’s sales may have increased 7% over the last year but there is no metric to show that the overall industry has increased 18%. Managers are not seeing the whole picture if they are viewing incorrect numbers or failing to consider qualitative data that may better place the numbers in context.

To Prepare for this Discussion, take a moment to review the articles “The Five Traps of Performance Measurement” (Likierman, 2009), and “Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great” (Raynor & Ahmed, 2013).

Post by Day 5, the following:

Describe how 2–3 of the specific methods discussed in the articles have been, or could be, used to improve performance in your organization or one with which you are familiar.

Respond by Day 7 to two or more of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Provide additional insight into the methods discussed by your peers to improve performance.
• Discuss alternative methods that might be used to improve performance in the organizations discussed by your peers.

Support your comments with your own experiences, the weekly resources, and/or additional research.

This assignment is to be done using the Boeing Co.  I have already calculated the ratios (see attached spreadsheet).  I just need assistance with the analysis part.***

Vital to any ratio analysis are the steps of gathering financial data and selecting and calculating relevant ratios. This assignment provides you with an opportunity to do just that.

Task:

• Download a company’s balance sheet and income statement from one of the many sites where financials are available, such as Zacks Investment Research or MarketWatch.
• Choose five financial ratios, one from each of the five categories described in Chapter 3 of Brigham and Ehrhardt (i.e., liquidity, asset management, financial leverage, profitability, and market value) and look at them over a three-year period. Put your findings in a table with the years across the top (horizontal axis) and the ratios along the side (vertical axis). What do the findings tell you about the financial health of the company? How does your selected company compare to the industry?
• Calculate each ratio using the information from the balance sheet and income statement.

Write a 2–3-page paper that reports your findings. Apply APA standards to citation of sources (I can do all of the formatting, just provide links to the sources).

Here is what needs to be in the paper (Grading Criteria):

Correctly calculated each of the selected five financial ratios over a 3-year period in tabular format.

Provided an overview of the industry and an in-depth analysis of what the ratios told them about the financial health of the company in relation to competitors.

Discussed major trends in the industry and provided recommendations as to how their selected company could improve their competitive positioning and improve their financial position.

Demonstrated an understanding of trend analysis, industry analysis, and benchmarking, and provided at least 3 academic references. Concisely analyzed findings in an organized, cogent, and clear manner.

uality Oversight in Health Care Organizations

Quality of care and patient safety has become a driving force in the delivery of health care in the twenty-first century. Your paper should address the following:

• Explain the role of quality oversight in health care organizations and elaborate on how non-clinical personnel contribute to the process.
• Identify and describe three stakeholder organizations or agencies that contribute to quality oversight within health care organizations in a substantial way. Include at least one government and one non-government organization/agency that focuses on quality of care within the health care field.
• Answer the following questions for each organization/agency:

  a. How does this organization/agency contribute to quality of care and patient safety?

  b. What specific types of oversight does this organization/agency provide?

  c. What are some of the repercussions that a health care organization could face for violating the standards of the organization/agency?

• Compare and contrast the three organizations/agencies.
• Who are some of the other stakeholders involved in promoting quality of care in health care and what role do they play?
• Given the vast amount of mandatory regulations imposed upon the health care industry, explain why a health care organization might subject itself to participate in voluntary accreditation activities.

Your Paper:

• Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following information:

  a. Title of paper

  b. Student’s name

  c. Course name and number

  d. Instructor’s name

  e. Date submitted

• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms the thesis.
• Must use at least three scholarly sources; one source must be obtained at the Ashford library. Sources must be cited according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Ashford University Discussion

1. If people are already paid by their employer to carry out a job, why should it still be important for somebody to motivate them?

1. Suppose a worker is much more interested in personal and family life than performing well or getting promoted. What approach might the worker’s supervisor use to motivate him or her toward high performance?

1. A major strategy for helping others grow and develop is to be a nurturing, positive person. Discuss how a nurturing person promotes the growth of others.

1. What is your opinion on whether workers have a responsibility to help each other grow and develop?

Human Origins

Go to the following website of the Smithsonian http://humanorigins.si.edu/ and select a topic of interest from the many displayed there.  In APA-style format, write a 2-3 page paper that:

1. Describes the details of the topic
2. Explains why you chose this particular topic
3. Describe how the topic relates to Biodiversity and Evolution
4. Details how a changing environment may have had an effect on the organisms studied in your selected