Author: chris

Each question should be at least 250 – 300 words in length for each question. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

Due, August 12, 2015

1. Explain the basic powers of Congress and the President as outlined in Chapter Three of the text, Politics in America. What is the reason they have powers that might come into conflict with one another? In your view, what is the single most important power or privilege that each branch possesses?

2. It is clear that the overlapping powers of Congress and the President lead to increased inefficiency in government. Analyze the reason behind this tension. Is there a better solution for the US government that will increase efficiency and maintain the balance of power? Explain your answer.

“Advertising Media and Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)” Please respond to the following:.

1. From the scenario, distinguish between two to three (2-3) different types of advertising media available for the new product launch. Provide two (2) suggestions for the marketing intern that will help her to create an advertising budget.

2. From the e-Activity, create a new advertising message for a company of your choice using Attention, Interest, Desire, and Action (AIDA). Determine the fundamental manner in which you will measure the effectiveness of the advertising message and how it aligns with corporate strategy (e-Activity: Use the Internet to research the current advertising message(s) for a company of your choice. Be prepared to discuss)

1. Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
2. Develop criteria to assist in selecting the vendor to use for the training.

3. From the e-Activity, determine if Southwest’s method of training is an effective way to conduct training. Support your position. Provide one recommendation for improvement. (e-Activity: Go to the Chief Learning Officer’s (CLO) Website and read the article titled “Southwest Airlines: Employee Education Takes Flight” , located at http://clomedia.com/articles/view/southwest_airlines_employee_education_takes_flight. Be prepared to discuss.)

4. Compare the following training methods: presentations, case studies, simulations, and discussions. Determine which training method you believe to be the most effective and explain why

Managed Care Organizations and Information Technology

The most important function of information technology (IT) for the managed care organization (MCO) is to support the business of the MCO. How the IT department aligns with the operational dynamics of the MCO is a vital management consideration. A well-functioning IT department will help the MCO reduce risk (e.g., costs). The IT department should design, implement, and operate the systems that run the MCO. Efficiency is the hallmark of a good system.

Your task as the manager of the MCO is to determine what the IT department in your organization should consist of, what its function will be, and what critical elements will be turned over to the IT department. Complete the following:

Describe the key elements of an information system for an MCO. What elements are different than for a physician office or group?
Describe the technology that you think the MCO would need to operate fully.
Propose a specific electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR) program that is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant. Describe the essential functions, costs, and projected savings for the MCO.
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of insourcing versus outsourcing your IT needs, and make a final recommendation based on that evaluation.

Write a 2 page paper on “Tools for Helping People Be More Creative”.

Address the following “Tools” in your paper:

•Facilitating brainstorming

•Promoting lateral thinking

•Enabling immersion

•Allowing pauses

•Nurturing creative intuition

•Provide an example of a “tool” that assisted you in being more creative and how that helped me organizational goals.

Explain the militaristic actions of Japan through the early part of the century. How did imperialism affect Japan’s involvement in World War II? How is Japanese imperialism in Asia different or similar to European imperialism in Asia? How did losing the war, ultimately lead to Japan’s future success? In addition to the text, use at least two academic resources to support your claims.

What is the big deal about keeping tracking of units in the design and operation of an aircraft? Discuss an example of where either designers, pilots, or aircraft mechanics made a mistake in unit conversions that contributed to an incident.

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the standard Pitot Static airspeed measuring system for an aircraft? Explain your answer.

3. Compare and contrast Symmetrical and Cambered wings. What are the reasons for using these different type of wings in an aircraft design?

4. Compare and contrast the sources and effects of Parasite and Induced drag? Describe methods of reducing drag in the design of the aircraft.

PharmaCARE (We CARE about YOUR health®) is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produces high-quality products that save millions of lives and enhance the quality of life for millions of others. The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR world®, pledging its commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green initiatives, despite the fact that the company’s lobbying efforts and PAC have successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several “healers” eager to freely share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to the low standard of living in Colberia, much of the population lives in primitive huts with no electricity or running water. PharmaCARE’s executives, however, live in a luxury compound, complete with a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. PharmaCARE’s extensive activities in Colberia have destroyed habitat and endangered native species.

Decide whether or not PharmaCARE’s actions with respect to the indigenous people of Colberia would be ethical in accordance with each of the following ethical theories:

Utilitarianism
Deontology
Virtue ethics
Ethics of care
f. Your own moral / ethical compass

Police must obey the law in their effort to control crime. Legal restrictions may hurt the efficiency of police but by obeying the law, police gain social legitimacy. When a police officer violates the law, they jeopardize the rights of the accused and the rights of the innocent. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution states:

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable search and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things seized.”

Read Weeks v. United States, Silverthorne Lumber Company, Inc., Et Al. v. United States, and Mapp v. Ohio. For each court case, address the following:

Explain the main issue or question involved in the case.
Explain the precedent or laws the court used in order to come to its ultimate conclusion.
Explain how the court applied the law to the facts of the case.
Identify the conclusion and restate the issue to provide the final answer.

How have these three cases formed the standards of constitutional searches and seizures in the United States?

The paper must be three to four pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources

You have explored many options for managing data as well as its importance to the overall health of an organization in making well-informed decisions. Many organizations feel that they have to utilize powerful and expensive solutions, but there are also cheaper alternatives. For example, MS Excel can be a great tool to manage data and identify answers to any questions. Thus, whether your organization is big or small, all the tools need to be evaluated to determine the one that will work best, not only in managing the data but also in lowering the overall cost. Managing cost is important, as you do not want to implement a solution that will bankrupt the organization; that, in itself, is an ill-informed decision.

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research tools and techniques of managing data.

Respond to the following:

What would be some of the mistakes or consequences of not investigating the costs associated with the organization’s information systems (data collection) choice? Besides going bankrupt, what other effects could it have on the organization? Could it lead to bad decision making? Explain.
What systems does your organization utilize, either as a whole or per department? Is this solution effective? Why or why not? Is there a solution that would be more effective? If not, explain why.
With the various solutions available today, which one do you think would work best for you? Meaning, which of these solutions (such as MS Excel or a decision-support system) would work best on the following criteria:
Ease of use
Interpretation of data
Sharing of data
Often, we think of business analytics as only for businesses. However, can any of these tools be used for personal decision making? Provide some examples of how you could utilize these tools.