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Answer the following questions in the space provided below:

Explain the importance of variation to health-care organizations and answer the following questions.

 

1. What might be the key processes for health-care organizations?
2. What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health-care organizations?
3. What special causes might be more important than the others?
4. How might health-care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?

The business plan of a healthcare organization describes the purpose of the HCO and lends structure to its organizational goals. The strategic plan is used as a directional guide; in other words, how the organization will fulfill its purpose and put ideas into action. The strategic plan also prioritizes the organization’s resources as a means to fulfill the business plan. Simply put, the business plan is the “what,” and the strategic plan is the “how.”

To prepare for this assignment, read Chapters 1 and 2 in the course text as well as the required article by Varkey and Bennett (2010). You may also want to review the recommended article by Williams (2008). For your initial post, answer the following questions in the discussion forum:

• What is the difference between a healthcare organization’s business and strategic plan? Be sure to include the purpose of each plan and how they relate to one another.
• Why is it important for a healthcare organization to develop a strategic plan?

Resource:  Financial Statements for Steel Dynamics, Inc. assigned.

 

Review the assigned company’s financial statements from the past three years.

 

Calculate the financial ratios for the assigned company’s financial statements, and then interpret those results against company historical data as well as industry benchmarks:

 

• Compare the financial ratios with each of the preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013; 2013 with 2012; and 2012 with 2011).
• Compare the calculated financial ratios against the industry benchmarks for the industry of your assigned company.

 

Write a 500 to 750 word summary of your analysis.

 

Show financial calculations where appropriate.

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TEXT BOOK: ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS AND ONLINE COMMERCE LAW –
By Henry R Cheeseman

Chapter 11

1. Describe the performance of sales and lease contracts. (3 points)

2. Brenda Buyer, who is located in Atlanta, orders 10,000 pencils from Sammy Seller, who is located in Boston, Mass. The pencils are destroyed when the trucker has an accident while traveling between the two destinations. Who bears the risk of loss under the common law? Under the UCC? (2 points)

3. Assume the facts in Problem 1. The pencils safely arrive in Atlanta, but Brenda discovers that they were defective. She accepts delivery but returns the pencils six months later and asks Sammy for a full refund. Must Sammy pay her? (2 points)

4. Samantha Seller contracts with Beth Buyer and agrees to deliver 1,000 chairs to her. Offer, acceptance, and consideration are all present. The chairs arrive, but Beth discovers that 500 chairs are broken. What rights does Beth have under the UCC? (5 points)
Chapter 12

1. Describe express warranties, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. (3 points)

2. (a) List the responsibilities of the Federal Food and Drug Administration. (b) Describe its regulation of drugs, cosmetics, and medicinal devices. (4 points)

3. Explain the coverage of consumer product safety acts. (1 point)

4. Brenda Buyer purchases a new car from a local retailer, Klassy Kars. Klassy Kars, Inc. purchased the car, along with many others from Auto World, the regional distributor of cars of that type. Auto World, in turn, acquired the car from Tonda, the manufacturer of the car. One sunny day, Brenda slams on her brakes to avoid the car, but her brakes lock and her air bad deploys. The ensuing crash and airbag deployment seriously injure Brenda.

Who would Brenda sue and which legal theories should she utilize? (1 point)

Would your answer change, if after the crash, police tested Brenda’s blood, and tests confirmed that she had four times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood? (1 point)

What if the distributor, Auto World, removed the original air bags and installed its own? (1 point)
5. Mark Merchant sells lamps. Brain Buyer negotiates with Mark to buy 100 lamps to sell in his store. Mark tells Brian that his lamps are “made of 14K gold” and “are the finest-crafted lamps in the Western hemisphere.” The lamps look like sculptures of famous ballerinas with lampshades. Brian agrees that they are quite beautiful and he agrees to purchases 100 lamps from Mark. However, when he receives the lamps, none of them work. In addition, he takes the lamps to an appraiser and finds that the lamps are made of cooper.

What are Brian’s theories of recovery? (1 point)

What are Brian’s arguments? (1 point)

What are Mark’s arguments? (1 point)

Assume that at the close of negotiations, Mark has Brain sign a document, and at the very bottom in 6-point font, it states: “Seller disclaims all express warranties.” What will the court likely say about the disclaimer? (1 point)

Chapter 14

1. List the six (6) formal requirements of a negotiable instrument. (6 points)

2. Describe drafts, checks, promissory notes, and certificates of deposit, and identify the parties to these instruments. (4 points)

3. Define holder in due course. (1 point)

4. Define electronic fund transfer systems. (1 point)

5. Jennifer receives a $10,000 check that is not payable to any specific person. She earned the funds from a successful appearance on a game show. She want to give her earnings to her little brother, Zeke, as a gift for graduating from college. She transfers the check to Zeke.
Does Zeke have title to the funds? (1 point)

What are his rights in the event of a dispute? (1 point)

Does Zeke qualify as a holder in due course? (1 point)

Does it make a difference whether the check is order paper or bearer paper? (1 point)

What if, after Zeke receives the check, Damien steals it. What are Damien’s rights? (1 point)

This exercise will guide you through the writing stages of producing an argumentative essay

• Use Part I of this form to create your first draft of an argumentative essay for a peer to review. You’ll produce 4 first drafts by the end of the course, and review 4 drafts of a peer too.

• Use Part II of this form to create a second draft from your first draft for JMD to grade. Everyone will do this for the Mackie essay; you can choose which of the other 3 first drafts you want to convert into a second draft.

I. FIRST DRAFT

1. What is the name of the text, the author’s name and the main issue they are discussing?

Name of author

Name of text

Main issue

Explain any terms the average reader might not know. You are writing for someone at UT who knows the basics about logic (valid, strong, sound, cogent, etc.), but knows nothing else about your topic.

Term 1:

Term 2:

2. What conclusion is the author arguing, and what is his or her argument for it?

Use premise and conclusion form, naming premises P1, P2, etc. and the conclusion(s) C. Use your own words or direct quotes from the text with page numbers.

P1

P2

Etc.

C

Again, explain any terms the average reader might not know. You are writing for someone at UT who knows the basics about logic (valid, strong, sound, cogent, etc.), but knows nothing else about your topic.

Term 1:

Term 2:

Step Three: Analyze the argument using our two questions and any interesting responses we’ve read or you heard in class

1. Are the premises true? Focus in on one that seems false OR say why a key controversial premise seems true to you.

2. Is there a good connection between the premises and the conclusion? Use the terms from logic – is the argument valid? If not, is at least strong? Why or why not?

3. Interesting objections or support from readings or class

Step 4: Your thesis about this argument and its conclusion
Based on the above, write one complete sentence that states the position you want to argue. (“Mackie’s Red Room argument fails because P2 is false, so this argument doesn’t demonstrate that suffering and God are incompatible after all.”). Note that sometimes you might still believe a conclusion even if you think the argument is bad. Saying that will make your thesis more subtle (“Although Mackie’s Red Room argument fails because P2 is false, and although this means this particular argument doesn’t show that suffering and God are incompatible, there are other, better reasons for this view that show it’s highly unlikely for there to be a OOO God and the kind of suffering we wade through every day.”).

Step 5: Best reason for your thesis (a.k.a. premises for believing your conclusion)
Now write a complete sentence which clearly and fully expresses the best reason you have for believing this thesis.

Step 6: The other side
Now think of someone whose stance is totally opposite from yours – who believes in the negation of the thesis. Write their view in a sentence:

Step 7: Best objection to the thesis
What is the most compelling reason this person has against your thesis? If it helps, notice this person might object to either (a) your thesis itself from Step 4, or (b) your reason(s) for it in Step 5. Write the reason in a complete sentence.

Step 8: Counter-replies (arguing for the thesis again – this is often the hardest part, just try)
Now reply to your opponent about why their best reason doesn’t convince you.

SECOND DRAFT

Step Eight: Research – talk with peer and others, read more BUT ONLY FROM OUR BOOK
Get different perspectives that might further your reflections. Talk to friends or family; continue to think about the reasons and replies you have come up with on your own (Descartes said his best thoughts came in the tub, for instance!). Read suggested readings or the other readings in the section of our book.

Step Seven: Developing your reasons, replies, and counter-replies
On paper or on the computer, sketch how to develop each of the sentences in Steps Three, Five and Six more fully. ‘Developing’ a point means explaining it or supporting it. For instance, in Step Two, you developed your thesis from Step One by explaining it. Now do something similar for the reasons, replies and counter-replies. You might try to ground the point in even more fundamental principles that support it; give examples that illustrate it; raise points other authors have raised in support (with citation); show what bad consequences follow if the point isn’t taken, what good consequences do if it is, etc. Convince your reader that your thesis is both true and important.

****CAUTION: For short papers, choose just your strongest reason, reply and counter-reply to develop in your paper. Each may take 1-3 paragraphs. In longer papers, you can develop more points for and against.
Overall, strive for depth over breadth.****

One excellent way of developing your thoughts for Step Seven is to do Step Eight:

Step Nine: Organizing the argument
You now have all the thoughts you need to create a full argument for your thesis. Order them in a way that makes sense to you. You might prefer to provide the positive argument for your view developed in step 3 first, and then dispense with objections to it; or vice versa. Just follow whatever order helps you think about the case for your view most clearly.

Step Ten: Structuring the paper
You have just created the body of an argumentative paper. Now add an introduction and a conclusion.
• An introduction must state the thesis of the paper & briefly explain how you will argue for it (“”I will first recount and dispense with objections to my view; and then argue positively for it”). It should be no longer than 2 paragraphs. For shorter papers (5 pages and under), it should be just one paragraph.
• A conclusion should remind the reader of where you have been and suggest where things might go from here. You can search for a fresh perspective on the significance of your conclusion, or gesture at some theoretical consequences or practical implications of it, etc.

Step Eleven: Re-read and finishing touches
Re-read the paper at least once out loud, and with a clear head if possible, to check for flow and errors. Where you lose track of a thought or stumble as you read, consider why, and revise. When you have finalized your content, check and correct your mechanics:
• Spell check. There is NO excuse for totally misspelled words these days.
• Check grammar and punctuation. Use as guides both the automatic grammar check on your computer, and the rules in our writing text/handout.
You can lose credibility with your reader instantly and perhaps irrevocably by making mechanical errors. Check, check, and check again.

Step Twelve: Peer Review, Re-Draft, and Finalize
If possible, have at least one peer read your paper for suggestions. Invite them to use my checklist for grading to frame their suggestions. Consider their suggestions and revise where you agree. If you make revisions, check the flow, grammar, punctuation and spelling once more.

W2 Assignment “Application Problems 2”
Page 75: Brief Exercises 2-1 through 2-5
BE2-1 Dieker Company begins operations on January 1. Because all work is done to customer specifications, the company decides to use a job order cost system. Prepare a flowchart of a typical job order system with arrows showing the flow of costs. Identify the eight
transactions.
BE2-2 During January, its first month of operations, Dieker Company accumulated the following manufacturing costs: raw materials $4,000 on account, factory labor $6,000 of which
$5,200 relates to factory wages payable and $800 relates to payroll taxes payable, and utilities payable $2,000. Prepare separate journal entries for each type of manufacturing cost.
BE2-3 In January, Dieker Company requisitions raw materials for production as follows:
Job 1 $900, Job 2 $1,200, Job 3 $700, and general factory use $600. Prepare a summary
journal entry to record raw materials used.
BE2-4 Factory labor data for Dieker Company is given in BE2-2. During January, time
tickets show that the factory labor of $6,000 was used as follows: Job 1 $2,200, Job 2
$1,600, Job 3 $1,400, and general factory use $800. Prepare a summary journal entry to
record factory labor used.
BE2-5 Data pertaining to job cost sheets for Dieker Company are given in BE2-3 and BE2-4.
Prepare the job cost sheets for each of the three jobs. (Note: You may omit the column for

Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness

Due Week 2 and worth 300 points

Choose one (1) public corporation in an industry with which you are familiar. Research the company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
2. Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
3. Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
4. Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
5. Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

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:

• Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

There are many stimuli in your environment of which you are not aware. You use attention to filter out unimportant stimuli and focus on relevant stimuli. However, there are circumstances under which you cannot perceive stimuli, regardless of how hard you “pay attention.” One situation is when visual stimuli are presented in quick succession. If the interval between the two stimuli is short enough, you do not perceive the second stimulus. This lapse in attention is known as attentional blink. In this assignment, you will experience the attentional blink for yourself and will also read about practical implications of the phenomenon.

Access the CogLab demonstration Attentional Blink. Follow the instructions to complete the demonstration.

Read the following article:

• Livesey, E. J., Harris, I. M., & Harris, J. A. (2009). Attentional changes during implicit learning: Signal validity protects a target stimulus from the attentional blink. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 35(2), 408-408-422. doi:10.1037/a0014525 (ProQuest Document ID: 614494049)

Using the experience from the CogLab demonstration and information from the article, write a paper that addresses the following:

• Explain how the attentional blink relates to attention. Analyze how the variation in time influences the probability of seeing the second target letter. Explain the circumstances under which the attentional blink can be eliminated.
• In the CogLab demonstration, letters were used as targets. The target used can influence the duration of one’s attentional blink and whether the attentional blink even occurs. Complete the following tasks:
  • Propose at least two other targets that could be used to induce the attentional blink.
  • Predict the effect each of your suggested targets would have on the duration of one’s attentional blink as compared to the CogLab activity you completed.
  • Explain the reasoning behind your predictions.
• Present and discuss at least three occupations in which workers’ performance could be adversely affected by attentional blink. Identify and explain the types of problems or mistakes that might occur in such occupations due to the attentional blink.
• Several years ago, some vehicle models came with a heads-up display (HUD). Instead of looking down at a panel on the dashboard, speed, distance traveled, fuel level, and time appeared to be displayed over the hood of the car. Discuss this design in terms of divided attention and attentional blink. Do you think the design was a good idea?

 

In this assignment, you will develop an understanding of the supply chain. You will provide your assessment of a supply chain in the form of an evaluation. This assignment is the second of the two LASA assignments you will complete in this course.

 

Using the Internet, research methods of evaluating supply chains. Select at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your presentation.

 

Description of LASA:

 

In this assignment, you will evaluate a supply chain.

 

Scenario:

 

You are consulting for the same organization that you worked for in LASA 1. The organization has asked you to design a supply chain and implement a program to monitor its performance with respect to sustainability. They have also asked you to give recommendations for improving upon your plan as the organization grows. The chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to present your design and recommendations in a PowerPoint presentation at a meeting with the executive management team.

 

Instructions:

 

Your presentation should include the following information:

 

1. Evaluate the organization’s facilities with regard to capacity and location. Determine whether the organization has enough capacity and whether or not the facilities are strategically located.
2. Conduct an inventory analysis of the firm.
   • Evaluate the firm’s ERP system.
   • Evaluate the firm’s inventory management systems.
   • Identify the firm’s inventory costs.
   • Determine the firm’s optimum order quantities.
   • Identify the firm’s seasonality adjustments and reorder points.
3. Describe the systems used to monitor the performance of the suppliers.
   • Identify the key performance indicators (KPIs).
   • Describe the firm’s risk management strategies.
4. Identify the firm’s conflict management strategies.
5. Recommend strategies, tools, etc. the organization can use to improve or expand upon the supply chain in the future.
6. Identify any potential ethical issues that could have a negative impact on the organization and make recommendations to address them.

 

In addition to the slides in the presentation, include a detailed outline in the speaker notes section explaining the content on each slide. Use at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your presentation. Be sure to cite the sources for your information.

 

Make sure your presentation adheres to the following Presentation Guidelines:

 

• Create a presentation that is professional and visually appealing.
• Include a combination of text and graphics.
• Do not write out your entire presentation on the slides. Use bullet points of keywords and short phrases instead of long sentences and paragraphs.
• Create your presentation (slides and Speaker Notes) using language that can be easily understood by the intended audience.
• Use APA formatting for your slides and Speaker Notes (outline).

EH 1020, English Composition II
Course Syllabus
Course Description
Advanced introduction to the basic concepts and requirements of college-level writing. Presents additional skills, methods, and techniques to improve and polish the student’s completed written documents.
Prerequisites
EH 1010: English Composition I or equivalent
Course Textbook
Aaron, J. E. (2010). The Little, Brown compact handbook with exercises (2nd custom ed.). New York, NY: Longman.
Lester, J. D., Lester, J. D., Reinking, J. A., & von der Osten, R. (2010/2011). Strategies for writing successful research papers (2nd custom ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Learning Solutions.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Apply and describe research strategies and methods for finding information.
2. Apply the steps of the writing process and appropriate research and citation methods to write a literature review, annotated bibliography, and research paper.
3. Critique writing samples in terms of style, substance, and appropriate research and citation methods.
4. Apply APA style guidelines within a literature review, annotated bibliography, and research paper.
5. Summarize academic sources for use in an annotated bibliography and literature review.
6. Differentiate between the writing styles and citation methods across different disciplines.

Course Structure
1. Unit Learning Outcomes: Each unit contains Learning Outcomes that specify the measurable skills and knowledge students should gain upon completion of the unit.
2. Unit Lesson: Each unit contains a Unit Lesson, which discusses unit material.
3. Reading Assignments: Each unit contains Reading Assignments from one or more chapters from the textbooks. Units II, III, and V also contain Supplemental Readings.
4. Key Terms: Key Terms are intended to guide students in their course of study. Students should pay particular attention to Key Terms as they represent important concepts within the unit material and reading.
5. Learning Activities (Non-Graded): These Non-Graded Learning Activities are provided to aid students in their course of study.
6. Assignments: This course has eight assignments, one to be submitted for each unit. With each assignment, students will work toward completing the final draft of the Research Paper (due in Unit VIII). Specific information and instructions regarding these assignments are provided below in this syllabus. Following is a list of each assignment and the unit in which it is due. Grading rubrics are included with all assignments. Specific information about accessing these rubrics is provided below.
a. Unit I Assignment – due in Unit I
b. Research Proposal – due in Unit II
c. Annotated Bibliography – due in Unit III (Students will need access to Microsoft Word to access the Annotated Bibliography Template provided in the assignment instructions.)
d. Research Paper Draft 1 – due in Unit IV
e. Formal Sentence Outline – due in Unit V
f. Research Paper Draft 2 – due in Unit VI
g. Research Paper Draft 3 – due in Unit VII
h. Research Paper Final Draft – due in Unit VIII
9. Student Break Room: This communication forum allows for casual conversation with your classmates.

CSU Online Library
There is a virtual library with resources, including both journals and ebooks, to support your program and your course at Columbia Southern University. eResources are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week from the CSU Online Library gateway page. To access the library, log into myCSU, and then click on CSU Online Library. Resources are organized in the library by title, but if you click on Research Guides, you will find eResources arranged by subject.
The Library Reference service is available 7 days a week; you can reach CSU’s virtual librarians by e-mailing thevirtuallibrarian@columbiasouthern.edu. These professional librarians will be glad to help you develop your research plan or to assist you in any way in finding relevant, appropriate, and timely information.
Librarian responses may occur within minutes or hours, but it will never take more than 24 hours for a librarian to send a response to the e-mail address you have provided. Replies to reference requests may include customized keyword search strategies, links to videos, research guides, screen captures, attachments, a phone call, live screen sharing, meeting room appointments, and other forms of instruction.
Unit I Assignment
This assignment has three parts total: Topics Inventory, Controlling Idea Statement, and Short Proposal. Submit all three parts in one document. If you have questions, please email your professor for assistance. As always, you may also seek out the guidance of the Success Center; the tutors are always there to assist you with your writing and comprehension. You may submit writing assignments to the Success Center by using a “Writing Center Request form” located on the myCSU Student Portal. To submit a “Writing Center Request form,” log into the myCSU Student Portal, click on “Success Center,” and then click on “Tutoring.” If you have questions concerning APA or your writing assignment, you can contact the Success Center at teamsucceed@columbiasouthern.edu or by phone at ext. 6538.
The following webinar created by the Success Center may be beneficial to your success in this course. It provides a general overview for the course. Click here to view the webinar.
In addition, the following sample paper here may be helpful for you to have an idea of what is expected for your final product: Sample Student Paper.
Part I: Topics Inventory
For the Topics Inventory, you will construct a list of topics from which you may choose one to develop into a Research Paper for this course. This exercise is based on the models on p. 318 of Strategies for Writing Successful Research Papers, so you will want to refer back to this page for examples. (NOTE: The book does not always provide three possible topics per category, but you will be required to do so. Please see the Unit I Example. EH 1020, English Composition II 3