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On the basis of your understanding about CHIP, create a 2- to 3-page report in a Microsoft Word document on the political challenges regarding the CHIP. Your report should be created using the following guidelines: Review at least two articles on the given topic, and write a review for each article. Evaluate the main points of the articles, and relate them to your course and text readings. Compare and contrast each article reviewed. Which of these articles do you find more relevant from a professional point of view, and why? [Note: Find at least two sources of information for the topic utilizing such resources as the South University Online Library journal databases (for example, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) or ProQuest) or reputable Internet resources. Do not use the text or the assigned articles for this assignment.] Support your responses with examples. Cite any sources in APA format

1. Write an essay in which you do the following:
   1. Define and differentiate between morbidity and mortality rates of a population. Why are these rates important? Please explain your response and give an example of each.
   2. Describe the differences in the leading causes of mortality in the United States and in a developing country of your choice (for the year 2010–2014).

   Be sure to support your opinion with evidence from the literature.

   SLP Assignment Expectations

   Length: 2–3 pages.

 

Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions. DS

Be sure to justify your response with evidence from the literature.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 2–3 pages.

New York Department of Health- Basic Statistics. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.health.ny.gov/diseases/chronic/basicstat.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Ten Leading Causes of Death and Injury (2003). Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/LeadingCauses.html

Definition of Mortality Rate. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10118

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/fundepi/PDFs/Lecture6.pdf

Gerstman B (2005). Epidemiology Kept Simple. Chapter 6: Incidence and Prevalence Greatly Abridged. San Jose State University. Retrieved on 10/1/13 from http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/eks/06-formulas.pdf

 

Be sure to provide in-text citation(s) and a reference list to support your viewpoints. Please use at least three (3) research sources (not Wikipedia, or fact sheets). Please do so in ALL subsequent submissions.

Textbooks:
Roberts, P., & Priest, H. (Eds.). (2010). Healthcare research: A textbook for students and practitioners. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Cunningham, C. J. L., Weathington, B. L., & Pittenger, D. J. (2013). Understanding and conducting research in the health sciences. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & sons.

Instructions: Please ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources or a personal account of your own experience in the work place.
In any research you have read for this class or others, do you recall if the author discussed sampling methods? 150 words

Chap 7 ECL: Describe and explain 7 Quantitative Research Methods: Gathering and Making Sense of Numbers using your own personal account of your own experience in the work place or ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources. 200 words

In the research articles you have read, either for this course or others in the past, was there a discussion of reliability &/or validity of the data collection tool? Do you recall what the authors said about this? 150 words

Chapter 8 discusses important points about Qualitative Research methods. What did you find most interesting? (For e.g. Talk about Focus groups or Phenomenology) Have you ever completed a questionnaire using this method of data collection? 150 words

Social media is part of the ‘social research’ done for job candidates. I believe there is a lawsuit in process about this, though, as people see it as an ‘invasion of privacy’ & unrelated to how one performs on-the-job. We all have a side which is not apparent in professional circles, for sure:)  Stay tuned for further details coming out of this lawsuit (I believe it is in Calif)…..
Has anyone else heard about this in the press?? 150 words
What are the difference between anecdotal evidence and scientific sampling? What are the potential problems relying on personal experiences to make decisions?
Describe the similarities and differences among simple random sampling, sequential sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling? 200 words

One experience with someone does not ‘make’ for the ‘general population’. That reflects the importance of having as large a population size in one’s research. Certainly studying 2500 over a period of 6 months is more credible than 10 over 2 months. One exception to consider–when one is studying a very ‘particular/ specific’ topic, such as how a patient responds to a particular drug for a rare illness, consider that having 10 patients over a period of 6 months may be a very good size ‘sample’ for the given topic being studied, as there are so few people with that illness, trying that drug. So, we see the difference in how ‘numbers’ certainly make for more ‘generalizable’ findings, not all topics allow entrance into the study based on SPECIFIC criteria. In any research you have read, for this course or others, do you recall how the author determined who was allowed to participate in the data collection phase?

Describe the reification problem in your own words. What is meant by the phrase “mystique of quantity”? How are the concepts of reification and mystique of quantity related?

Can a science exist without measurements? Justify your opinion. 150 -200 words

Watch the video “Exploring Qualitative Methods. Discuss your thoughts in 150 words. http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=36202

Explore the Methods Map Visual Search Tool. Discuss your thoughts in 150 words. http://srmo.sagepub.com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/methodsmap
Variables in a Research Study : There are often questions re the identification of variables, e.g., the Independent Variable (IV) & Dependent Variable (DV). In a research study entitled ‘Do cigarettes cause Cancer?’, the IV would be the use of cigarettes & the DV is the developmt of cancer.  Think :  Cause (IV) & Effect (DV).
Pls note: not all studies have IV/DV identified.  For ex., if the study is titled “Why do children cry?”, the word ‘why’ would not be an IV as the researchers are seeking the reasons.  Thus, IV is being determined by doing the study. Yet if the title is “Does hunger cause crying in babies under 6 months of age?”, the IV is ‘hunger’
(cause) & DV is the ‘crying’ (effect of the hunger).
Using the example above: Give an example of variables in research. 150 words
Read the article “Data Collection Methods for Program Evaluation: Observation” from the Department of Health and Human Services. Discuss your thoughts in 150 words. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief16.pdf

Read the article “Mixed Methods: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis While Studying Patient-Centered Medical Home Models” on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website. 150 words https://pcmh.ahrq.gov/page/mixed-methods-integrating-quantitative-and-qualitative-data-collection-and-analysis-while

Create a 700-word study guide on the Research Process.
Include the following:
State the steps in the research process.
Define a ‘hypothesis’ & a ‘research question’.
State & explain 2 types of research methods.
Explain 2 types of data collection tools which are used in healthcare research.
Cite the textbooks for this course or similar resources

omplete the external environmental scan for your organization.

Perform an internal competitive environmental scan for your organization.

Write a summary of no more than 1,400 words that does the following:

• Identifies and analyzes the most important external environmental factor in the remote, industry, and external operating environments 
• Identifies and analyzes the most important internal strengths and weaknesses of your organization: include an assessment of the organization’s resources
• Assesses the organization’s competitive position and possibilities 
• Analyzes the structure of the organization and how this affects organizational performance

 

Why is it important to minimize total error rather than any particular source of error? What potential sources of error are of most concern to you, and why?

 

Question 7

 

What are the relative advantages of purchase and media panels over surveys? Describe a circumstance when you would use a purchase panel, and explain why it is a good choice in that situation.

 

Question 8

 

Visit www.census.gov/compendia/statab/rankings.html or www.census.gov and use State Rankings and Vital Statistics to identify the top six states for marketing products to the elderly. Report your results and the research process you used. How reliable do you think this data is?

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 

Malhotra, N. K. (2010). Marketing research: An applied orientation (6^th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

 

Chapters 3 & 4 for these questions

You have been hired as a consultant by your local mayor to look at the various market structures. Your role is to provide analysis and answers to these important questions that will help the mayor understand the structures of many of the businesses in his city:

1. Describe each market structure discussed in the course (perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly) and discuss two of the market characteristics of each market structure.
2. Identify one real-life example of a market structure in your local city and relate your example to each of the characteristics of the market.
3. Describe how high entry barriers into a market will influence long-run profitability of the firms.
4. Explain the competitive pressures that are present in markets with high barriers to entry.
5. Explain the price elasticity of demand in each market structure and its effect on pricing of its products in each market.
6. Describe how the role of the government affects each market structure’s ability to price its products.
7. Discuss the effect of international trade on each market structure.

Your paper will need to include a title page, a reference page, and in-text citations properly formatted according to the APA style guide. Also, your content should be eight to ten pages, which does not include your reference or title page. You will need to include at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford Library in your paper as

ou’ve been debating on making a purchase for yourself.  This is a product you’ve wanted for a while, but one that requires budgeting because you will be making monthly payments.

Select a product in which the demand for the product is clearly affected by the strength or weakness of the overall economy such as new homes, cars, appliances, smart phones, etc.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you address the following:

• Identify and define two economic indicators that reflect the strength of the economy (e.g. real GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, interest rate, housing starts, etc.).
• With these economic indicators in mind, how has the economy affected the demand for and supply of your selected product over the last 2 years?
• What was the impact on the supply of the product and the impact on the demand for the product?
• Explain the impact on the price of the product and your decision on whether or not to buy the product. 
• Include responses to the following:
  • How might you apply what you learned about supply and demand to your work place or your understanding of the product you are considering purchasing?
  • How do the concepts of macroeconomics help you understand the factors that affect shifts in supply and demand on the price of the product

ealth Insurance Costs Versus Privacy

• Computers by Design (CBD) is a small computer systems sales and service business located in the Midwest. The owners of CBD, Abigail, Megan, and Andy, are concerned about rising health care insurance costs. Abigail has researched the issue, and has learned that CBD can better control insurance costs by only hiring people who are less likely to make claims—the healthy, the fit, and the nonaddicted. She has proposed to the other owners a two-step program.

• First, CBD would conduct preemployment health screenings, including voluntary genetic testing. It would not hire anyone who smokes or uses drugs, has any genetically linked propensity for an expensive disease, or is not physically fit.

• The second step would be to give every employee a 12-month notice to stop using tobacco and nonprescription drugs and to submit to random, monthly testing. Employees would also be placed on a fitness and weight control plan. Professional assistance would be available at no cost to help them stop using tobacco and drugs and to help them meet weight and fitness targets. Employees who meet the goals would be allowed to stay with CBD. Those who refuse would be given a severance package and discharged.

Post a 750-word response that answers the following questions:

• What are the legal issues involved here? Which of the measures proposed by Abigail are legal, and which are not? Explain the legal issues involved and reference specific pages from your readings to support your conclusions.

• To what extent is an industry you are familiar with unionized and engaged in collective bargaining? Is the industry comprised of nonunion employees, unionized and nonunionized employees, or unionized employees? Explain why the industry does or does not have collective bargaining, and discuss what trends might tend to change the current situation in the near future. Be sure to incorporate both legal principles and relevant labor economics facts in your response. Provide references as appropriate.

• Select one of the three areas of employment law to answer the question that follows:
  • Occupational Safety and Health
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

• Considering one of the aforementioned entities, what are the differing responsibilities of the finance managers, first-line managers, and human resource managers with regard to your selected area?

his assignment is not an essay but an exercise that helps build toward your Final Paper for the course. Your task in this assignment is to construct the best argument you can for a position on a controversial topic. Your argument should be your own creation. You may take inspiration from other arguments, but the formulation of the argument you present should be original to you.

To prepare to write this paper,

• Begin by choosing a topic from the  list.
• • Under what circumstances (if any) it permissible to use capital punishment on persons convicted of certain crimes?
• • Should legal marriage be available to couples of the same sex?
• • How does the stage of pregnancy affect the morality of abortion?
• • Should marijuana be legal for recreational use?
• • Under what conditions is physician-assisted suicide morally acceptable?
• • Is it ethically acceptable to raise animals for food on factory farms?
• • What kinds of restrictions on gun ownership (if any) would be beneficial to society?
• • Should it be legal for employers to discipline or fire employees on the basis of their content aired in social networks, even if this activity was not done on the job?
• Construct an argument for a position on the topic. This is the position that you will defend in your Final Paper. Make your argument as good as possible: In particular, make sure that all of your premises are true and that the truth of the conclusion is demonstrated by your premises.
• Consider possible objections to your argument, and revise it several times until you have an argument that is as strong as possible.
• Search in the Ashford University Library for quality academic sources that support some aspect of your argument.
• Constructing quality arguments is harder than it sounds; you may find that your first few attempts have problems and that it takes quite a bit of time and effort to revise an argument to a point that the premises adequately support the conclusion. You will be revising this argument for each of the remaining assignments in this course.

In your paper,

• Present a main argument in standard form with each premise and the conclusion on a separate line.
• Provide support for each premise of your argument. Explain the meaning of the premise, and provide supporting evidence for the premise. [One paragraph for each premise]
  • Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may include academic research sources, supporting arguments, or other ways of demonstrating the truth of the premise (for more ideas about how to support the truth of premises take a look at the instructor guidance for this week). This section should include at least one scholarly research source. Explain how your conclusion follows from your premises.
  • For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at  The Ethics of Elephants in Circuses.
  • The Initial Argument Paper
    • Must be 400 to 600 words in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
    • Must include a separate title page with the following:
      • Title of paper
      • Student’s name
      • Course name and number
      • Instructor’s name
      • Date submitted
    • Must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text.
    • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.
    • Must document all sources in APA style
    • Must include a separate references page that is formatted