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Analyze the moral, ethical, and legal implications utilized in this situation.

 

•Consider the examples of leadership demonstrated in this week’s media presentation and the other Learning Resources.

 

•To further your self-knowledge, you are required to complete the Kiersey Temperament as indicated in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider your leadership style, including your strengths for leading others and include your results from Kiersey Temperament Sorter to describe potential challenges related to your leadership style.

 

•Mentally survey your work environment, or one with which you are familiar, and identify a timely issue/dilemma that requires you to perform the leadership role of moral agent or advocate to improve a situation (e.g., speaking or acting on behalf of a vulnerable patient, the need for appropriate staffing, a colleague being treated unfairly).

 

•What ethical, moral, or legal skills, dispositions, and/or strategies would help you resolve this dilemma? Define the differences between ethical, moral, and legal leadership.

 

•Finally, consider the values and principles that guide the nursing profession; the organization’s mission, vision, and values; the leadership and management competencies addressed in this course; and your own values and reasons for entering the profession. What motivation do you see for taking a stand on an important issue even when it is difficult to do so?

 

 

 

To complete: USE ALL THE 4 RESOURCES INCLUDING THE MEDIA AS REFERENCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

 

 

 

Write a 4 page paper (page count does not include title and reference page, The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references.) that addresses the following:

 

•Introduce the conceptual frameworks of the ethical constructs of ethics, moral, or legal standards and the purpose of the paper.

 

•Consider  an ethical, moral, or legal dilemma that you have encountered in your work environment and describe it.

 

•Analyze the moral, ethical, and legal implications utilized in this situation. Describe your role as a moral agent or advocate for this specific issue.

 

 

 

•Consider your leadership styles identified by your self-assessment and determine if they act as a barrier or facilitation during this dilemma

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES/MEDIA

 

Readings

 

•Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. ◦Chapter 4, “Ethical Issues

 

 

 

•Cianci, A. M., Hannah, S. T., Roberts, R. P., & Tsakumis, G. T. (2014). The effects of authentic leadership on followers’ ethical decision-making in the face of temptation: An experimental study. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 581-594. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.12.001

 

 

 

•Disch, J. (2014). Using Evidence-Based Advocacy to Improve the Nation’s Health. Nurse Leader, 12(4), 28-31. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2014.05.003

 

 

 

•Martin, M. B. (2014). Transcultural Advocacy and Policy in the Workplace: Implications for Nurses in Professional Development. Journal for nurses in professional development, 30(1), 29-33.  doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000027

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

•Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012a). Ethical, moral, and legal leadership. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discuss what kind of research would it need to do in order to have some confidence that the new product would sell well, not just in the United States, but in its locations all over the world.

Suppose McDonald’s® was considering bringing a new kind of hamburger to its stores. What kind of research would it need to do in order to have some confidence that the new product would sell well, not just in the United States, but in its locations all over the world?

 

Topic 2

 

What are the trade-offs among all the types of research addressed? Suppose you are a manager of a small start-up firm with a limited budget. What kinds of research would be the most valuable? Why?

Compare and contrast those with your culture and explain how this made a difference in the way you communicated with the person or persons from the other culture.

Culture assignment
You are to think of a time in which you worked with a person or persons from a different culture than your own. Look up Hoftede’s cultural factors discussed in class and compare and contrast those with your culture and explain how this made a difference in the way you communicated with the person or persons from the other culture. Paper is to be no more than 1.5 pages and you must use at least two of the five cultural factors. Please provide examples to support your answers. All papers are to be written according to APA 6th Ed. Standards, such as 12 pt. Times New Roman font, one inch margins, etc.

Describe the expected output for each file in a document, and explain how you computed this expected output, independently of your program; just running your program and pasting the results does not count.

The first programming project involves writing a program that computes the salaries for a collection of employees of different types. This program consists of four classes. The first class is the Employee class, which contains the employee’s name and monthly salary, which is specified in whole dollars. It should have three methods:

  1. A constructor that allows the name and monthly salary to be initialized.
  2. A method named annualSalary that returns the salary for a whole year.
  3. A toString method that returns a string containing the name and monthly salary, appropriately labeled.

The Employee class has two subclasses. The first is EmployeeOnCommission. It has two additional instance variables that contains the annual sales in whole dollars for that employee, and the commission rate. It should have the same three methods:

  1. A constructor that allows the name, monthly salary, commission rate, and annual sales to be initialized.
  2. An overridden method annualSalary that returns the salary for a whole year. The salary for this type of employee consists of the base salary computed from the monthly salary plus a commission. The commission is computed  from the commission rate and the annual sales and has a maximum value of $20,000.
  3. An overridden toString method that returns a string containing the name, monthly salary, commission rate, and annual sales, appropriately labeled.

The second subclass is Executive. It has an additional instance variable that reflects the current stock price. It should have the same three methods:

  1. A constructor that allows the name, monthly salary, and stock price to be initialized.
  2. An overridden method annualSalary that returns the salary for a whole year. The salary for an executive consists of the base salary computed from the monthly salary plus a bonus. The bonus is $30,000 if the current stock price is greater than $50 and nothing otherwise.
  3. An overridden toString method that returns a string containing the name, monthly salary and stock price, appropriately labeled.

Finally there should be a fourth class that contains the main method. It should read in employee information from a text file. Each line of the text file will represent the information for one employee for one year. An example of how the text file will look is shown below:

2014 Employee Smith,John 2000

2015 OnCommission Jones,Bill 3000 .02 100000 

2014 Executive Bush,George 5000 55

The year is the first data element on the line. The file will contain employee information for only two years: 2014 and 2015. Next is the type of the employee followed by the employee name and the monthly salary. For employees on commission, the final value is their annual sales and for executives the stock price. As the employees are read in, Employee objects of the appropriate type should be created and they should be stored in one of two arrays depending upon the year. You may assume that the file will contain no more than ten employee records for each year and that the data in the file will be formatted correctly.

Once all the employee data is read in, a report should be displayed on the console for each of the two years. Each line of the report should contain all original data supplied for each employee together with that employee’s annual salary for the year. For each of the two years, an average of all salaries for all employees for that year should be computed and displayed.

Be sure to follow good programming style, which means making all instance variables private or protected when private is too restrictive, naming all constants and avoiding the duplication of code. Furthermore you must select enough different kinds of employees to completely test the program.

Grading rubrics:

25%: requirements (5% for the completion of each class, 5% for the reading of the data from a file, 5% for printing the results correctly)

20%: test data and test documentation. Have 2 different examples of input files. Describe the expected output for each file in a document, and explain how you computed this expected output, independently of your program; just running your program and pasting the results does not count!

30%: code structure (use of proper Java constructs, no code repetition, variables as local as possible)

25%: code presentation. Fully spelled and meaningful names (variables, classes, functions), header comment with your full name and the assignment name, no useless comments (in particular the automatically generated comments), no useless imports, proper code indentation.

 

Determine the logical steps involved and write the pseudo-code.

Write a 70- to 100-word response to the following:

Supporting Activity: Pseudocode

1   Describe pseudo-code in your own words. How may the use of pseudocode help you learn logical programming?

Supporting Activity: IDE

2   What are the fundamental components of using the integrated development environment (IDE)? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the IDE tool?

 

3 What is the relationship between a document and a view?

 

4 What is the purpose of the document template in an MFC Windows program?

 

5 Why do you need to be careful, and plan your program structure in advance, when using the Application Wizard?

6  Code up the simple text editor program. Build both debug and release versions, and examine the types and sizes of the fi les produced in each case.

7 Generate the text editor application several times, trying diff erent project styles from the Application Type in Application Wizard.

 

 

Write pseudocode for the following scenario:

 

You are driving a car coming to an intersection that has a stop sign. You will make a right turn at the intersection.

Determine the logical steps involved and write the pseudo-code.

Answer the following questions when completing your assignment:

  • What are your inputs?
  • What is your expected output?
  • What are the logical steps the automobile takes to complete the turn?

Articulate the analysis of the difference between your performance and the historical performance.

Assignment Overview
Virtual Word Task Assignment: Ordering Kentucky Hooch Brew
To: You
From: Danny Wilco <dwilco@ebbd.com>
Subject: Re: Ordering product for EBBD from the Kentucky Hooch and Beer Company
Now that you have become familiar with EBBD and how we do things here, I think it’s time to put you to work. We’ve been informed that KHBC is going to begin a new promo and advertising campaign sometime during the next month – this will put Kentucky Swamp Brew in the mind of every college student in the Midwest. We currently supply this beer to most of our retail customers. And we think we can expect an increase in orders from them in a few weeks when the ad campaign hits.
If this happens, and there is no reason to believe that it won’t, given the habits of college students, then we need to carefully consider how much we want to order from the KHBC brewery. We expect you to do the ordering for this product over the next 20 to 25 weeks, before, during, and after the KHBC ad campaign for Kentucky Swamp Brew.
At the end of this period, we want you to give us a report on what happened. We are interested in knowing how our retailers responded with their orders, what we did in response, i.e. how much we ordered, and what kind of backlogs there were, if any, in the order levels for the retailers, and for us. And finally, what did our inventory and stocking levels look like? Did we overstock?
Let me know if you have any questions.
~DW, VP LogOps.
Learning Wizard: Learning Assignment & Assistance
Running the simulation: Go the simulation at http://forio.com/simulate/jelson/excellentbeerdistrib
You should have already experimented with this simulation as indicated on the Background page.
⦁ Read the scenario on Page 1 and go to Page 2. On Page 2, choose the KHBC Ad Campaign Scenario-2. Based on the weekly orders from your Retail Customers, you need to determine the weekly amount to order from KHBC. Enter the order and Advance (1 week). You can review the running status of orders and inventory in the table provided. Your goal is to minimize your backlog and your Retail Customers backlog, as well keep your inventories at a minimum. And avoid the Bull-whip effect. You may want to experiment a bit with your ordering strategy.

During the simulation (the one that you are going to use in your report), you should keep track of the highest levels of Customer Backlogs, EBBD Order Backlog, and levels of EBBD inventory.
⦁ When the simulation run has ended, copy the data from the Graph to Excel.
⦁ First, download this Excel file. ⦁ EBBD-Case 1 Results Graph. Note: You should be sure to watch the two videos in YouTube that are provided on the Background page.
⦁ How To COPY DATA from the Simulation. After running the simulation, while you are in the simulation, select the Graph tab. Then with the mouse right-click on the graph and select copy data. Then paste it into the Excel Worksheet (put the cursor in the designated cell, and do a paste), and save it. You will see that the Graph is done for you automatically. You will also see a copy of the graph in the background reading authored by Padmanabhan & Whang (entitled “The Bullwhip Effect In Supply Chains”). Note there is a 2nd tab that shows additional data such as Backlog Levels and Inventory Levels.
Assignment Part 1: Analyze the data you saved in the Excel file. Write your report about the situation and explain the results, including the levels of order backlogs and EBBD inventory. Also explain your ordering strategy and logic.
Assignment Part 2: After you have completed your report to Management at EBBD, you need to add a section to articulate your learning and knowledge gained. You should identify the causes of the Bull-whip Effect. Discuss your results and how they compare with the historical Bull Whip affect. Compare your graph of your decisions to the graph of the historical bull whip. Explain your strategy and how you determined it. Explain why your results are the same or different from the historical bull whip results. Were you able to avoid the Bull-whip Effect? Why or Why not?
Upload the Report and the Excel file with the data and graph to the Case 1 Dropbox.
Assignment Expectations
The report should thoroughly address these aspects in depth and breadth; be sure to use Headings to label both parts, as Part 1 and Part 2.
Part 1: Report to your boss, Danny Wilco (be sure to write this part as a report addressed to Mr. Wilco).
⦁ Background: elucidate the current situation and context – tell about the campaign and what it was supposed to do and why you were assigned.
⦁ Strategy: articulate the details of your strategy for ordering and avoiding the bull whip effect; explain how you developed your strategy, e.g. why you are ordering the specific amounts. What is the logic?
⦁ Results: explain your results.
⦁ What happened in terms of the Customer Order Backlog, EBBD order backlog, and EBBD inventory levels?
⦁ What was your ordering pattern as shown in the Excel file
⦁ Show data in the form of graphs and tables.
⦁ Provide clear references to the data.
⦁ Conclusions: explain your conclusions to your boss about the success of the campaign at EBBD.
Part 2: Explain what you learned about the Bull-whip Effect (write this part to your professor.)
⦁ What are the causes of the Bull-whip Effect?
⦁ Comparison to historical bull whip:
⦁ Include bull whip graphs.
⦁ Articulate the analysis of the difference between your performance and the historical performance.
⦁ Elucidate how your ordering strategy caused your ordering performance in comparison to the historical
⦁ Did you avoid the bull-whip? Why or why not?

Analyze problems in the workplace, at school, as a parent, and in many other daily situations.

The need for thinking and problem-solving skills dominates our lives. Individuals must analyze problems in the workplace, at school, as a parent, and in many other daily situations. You have an opportunity to practice your problem-solving skills through this assignment.

Assignment:  Select one problem from the following list or define your own problem.

  1. Design a new textbook for a psychology class, science class, etc.
  2. Invent a new telephone.
  3. Design a new suitcase.
  4. Design new clothes for soldier/teacher/cook/student/ etc.
  5. Invent a new style for a video game.
  6. Create a short story.
  7. Design a new computer.
  8. Invent a new way to protect computers from viruses.
  9. Create a new type of credit card.
  10. Work on solving a problem of your own choosing – a problem that is related to your major field of study.

Requirements:

  • Remember that you don’t need to create anything physically. You may use images or just descriptions of your ideas.
  • What is important for this assignment is your ability to generate ideas.
  • Number your ideas 1 through 21.
  • Generate 21 ideas about solving it, using the 21 Synectics steps listed below:
  • Response should be 500-600 words

Note: The 21 Synectics steps were developed by SynecticsWorld, inc.

Invention Labs & Workshops |  Synecticsworld. (n.d.).  Synecticsworld. Retrieved May 23, 2012, from http://synecticsworld.com/invention-labs-workshops/

Explain how Walt-Mart employs JIT throughout their stores.

Week 2 Discussion – Wal-Mart and JIT

Research Wal-Mart (you may want to start at www.walmart.com) and their use of JIT.

Explain how Wal-Mart employs JIT throughout their stores. How does the use of JIT affect the vendors for Wal-Mart?

In your opinion, do you find that Wal-Mart’s use of JIT as a management tool is a good business practice, or does it cross the line ethically with its vendors? Summarize your findings and share your impressions in the discussion board.

MICROSOFT WORD, 1 page, APA FORMAT WITH SCHOLARLY REVIEWED CITATION, DUE ON WEDNESDAY 11/4/15

“Evaluate Team Member Effectiveness” self-assessment.

Here are my results for evaluating team member effectiveness.

Contributing to the teams work 5pts
Interacting with teammates work 5pts
Keeping team on track 5pts
Expecting quality 5pts
Having relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (ksas) 5pts
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT:
Groups and Teams Paper
Complete the “Evaluate Team Member Effectiveness” self-assessment.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you address the following:
Summarize the results of your self-assessment (include both strengths and weaknesses).
Describe the stages of group development. What one positive and one negative elements do you feel have the greatest impact on group development?
Describe the Ringelmann Effect (social-loafing) and provide an example.
Include at least one supporting real-world example from your own experience regarding either the stages of group development or social loafing.

In your paper, please include a minimum of two sources (APA formatting required).

Identify major historical developments in world cultures during the eras of antiquity to the Renaissance.

Choose one (1) of the topics below and develop a three to four (3-4) paragraph essay (of at least 250-500 words) which adequately address the topic you have chosen.

Topic Choices

  • There have been many theories regarding how the pyramids at Giza were constructed. Most experts agree that they were constructed as burial monuments for pharaohs, but “how” these ancient people constructed monuments of such great size without modern machinery is a mystery which is still being debated.
  • No one can say for certain what happened to the great urban Mayan civilization, but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the relatively abrupt and mysterious disappearance of the Mayan civilization.
  • Tutankhamen died young, at approximately eighteen (18) years of age. However, his cause of death has been the subject of quite varied scholarly theories and conclusions. Did he die of an injury, of illness, of murder, or something else?.
  • Minoan Crete was a major civilization in its time, but several theories have been advanced to explain its demise, including speculations associating it with mythical Atlantis. What were the causes of Minoan Civilization’s decline?
  • Great Zimbabwe is an enormous complex of structures in East Africa. Since the builders and occupants left no written records, several theories have developed as to the identity of its builders and the functions of the structures. Which theory makes the most sense?
  • The monumental size and complexity of the Tomb of Shihuangdi is astounding, yet its location and construction details were to be kept secret. What was the emperor’s purpose for such an elaborate, secret burial place?
  • Other topic choice recommended and approved by the professor and supported by the grading rubric.

Write a three to four (3-4) paragraph paper in which you:

  1. Clearly state the “mystery” and provide a brief summary of at least two (2) reasonable and scholarly theories which could explain the mystery. Because some theories may sound far-fetched, include the source or promoter of each theory – such as a scientist, a historian, a theologian, etc.
  2. After summarizing at least two (2) scholarly theories, identify one (1) of the theories as the most plausible and provide at least two (2) convincing reasons why the theory you have chosen is the best one to explain the mystery. This will involve some critical reasoning skills on your part.
  3. Use at least two (2) sources plus the class textbook. (Three [3] sources total as the minimum) Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly encouraged to use the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page.

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 style format. Both in-text citations and a References list are required. Citations and references must follow APA style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the course shell for guidance).
  • 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. For our purposes, you may omit any abstract page.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
  • Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
  • Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
  • Identify major historical developments in world cultures during the eras of antiquity to the Renaissance
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
  • Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.