Author: chris

According to the CDC, “in the United States, the proportion of the population aged >65 years is projected to increase from 12.4% in 2000 to 19.6% in 2030,” (CDC, 2003, para. 2). Caring for this aging population is going to be one of the greatest challenges facing the health care industry. Not only will the number of individuals requiring care rise, but so will the cost. As poignantly stated by Crippen and Barnato, “unless we change the practice of medicine and reduce future costs, and explicitly address the ethical dilemmas we face, there may come a time when our kids simply cannot afford us” (2011, p. 128).

In this Discussion, you will examine the ethical issues that the United States and other nations must address when faced with the health care challenges of an aging population.

To prepare:

•Consider the ethical aspects of health care and health policy for an aging population.
•Review the Hayutin, Dietz, and Mitchell report presented in the Learning Resources. The authors pose the question, “What are the economic consequences, now and for future generations of taxpayers if we fail to adapt our policies to the changing reality of an older population?” (p. 21). Consider how you would respond to this question. In addition, reflect on the ethical decisions that arise when dispersing limited funds.
•Contemplate the impact of failing to adjust policy in accordance with the changing reality of an older population.
•Reflect on the ethical dilemmas that arise when determining expenditures on end-of-life health care.
Post by Day 3 an explanation of the ethical standards you believe should be used in determining how resources should be allocated for an aging population and end-of-life care. Then, provide an analysis of the ethical challenges related to the preparation for the provision of such health care.

Use the Internet to research one (1) of the following organizations:
De Beers Diamond Company
National Football League (NFL)
British Petroleum (BP)
National Rifle Association (NRA)
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Specify the nature, structure, types of products or service of your chosen organization, and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
2. Examine three (3) salient stakeholders of the chosen organization based on their key roles and relationships with the company.
3. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
4. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your selected organization.
5. Assuming you are the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, outline a plan to form a stakeholder coalition to force the organization to address your chosen controversial issue. The plan should include the key steps that you would take to identify members for your coalition group, the major reasons why you believe that the particular target group can help you to accomplish your goal, and the method you would utilize to foster collaboration among the various groups you target.
6. Assume the role as the leader of the most influential stakeholder group, and indicate three (3) potential challenges that you may face in encouraging stakeholders to form a coalition to help you achieve your goals. Suggest the significant steps that you would take in order to overcome these challenges that you have identified. Justify the response.

Helfert, M. (2009). Challenges of business processes management in healthcare. Business Process Management Journal, 15(6), 937-952. (found in Proquest).

After reading the article, please respond to the following questions.

1) Provide a brief summary of the article.

2) Describe the planning function of management.

3) Discuss the planning aspects of this scenario. (Be sure to cite examples from the article.)

4) Identify what was done correctly and where changes could have been made.

5) Discuss the outcome of the implementation and what part planning had in its success or failure.

Research Project:
This will be a presentation with a one-page summary.
you are asked to research a specific topic which will be (issues in online education in canada). The data for the project can be collected from government materials (e.g., policy documents, reports), academic literature, professional websites and other pertinent sources of information. Explore your topic in greater depth. The content and process elements and also the pedagogical elements of the presentation and how they are framed and supported by the research is important.
It must include:
1- a one-page summary.
The rest I do not want it to be an essay because I will transfer the data to be a ppt. Please use these subheadings separately
2- Overview of online Education during the past years. Which will include:
a. when the online education started in canada?
b. The changes in the number of online courses at universities in Canada during the last decade “statistics, percentages, graphs or charts”
C. The changes in the number of students who take online courses in the last decade “statistics, percentages, graphs or charts”
D. the changes in the technology that used in the online education “statistics, percentages, graphs or charts”
3- advantage and current issues in online education.
4 – discussion questions based on the online education issues “ 4 questions” , and for each question a personal theory in 2 to 3 sentences
finally a YouTube link related to the paper.

Clarity of presentation
– Maturity of style
– Maximum of six double-spaced pages

The essay must include 4 sections

Section 1 –
Leadership and Change
Define and describe leadership.
Give an example of how you have functioned as a leader in your position.
Describe how you have participated in change. Describe inhibitors and facilitators of change as you perceived them.

Section 2 –
Learning
Describe your interest in creating a “learning organization.”
Describe what you have done to contribute to the creation of a “learning organization.”

Section 3 –
Service and Organizational Transformation

Define what you feel is the relationship among leadership, learning, and service.
Describe how your service has been applied to the transformation of an organization.

Section 4 –
Goals for Doctorate in Leadership

Identify goals and expectations for pursuing a Doctorate in Leadership.
Describe how the attainment of this degree will enhance your ability to lead and transform organizations

This is a Rhetoric Analysis essay.

For your first writing assignment, you will write a 3-4 page rhetorical analysis of a commercial. This assignment is not an merely an overview of a Captain Morgan’s ad, for example. Instead, for this paper, you will identify the major claims that an advertiser is making and will discuss how the advertiser structures those claims. Your opinion on the product is irrelevant–for now. We often have to stand back from the issues to survey the research. That is what you’re going to do in this case. In other words, you’re not going to be writing a narrative, or for/against paper, per say. Rather, your paper is going overview some one else’s arguments and identify how that argument is structured. For instance, you may (or may not) have an opinion about Captain Morgan’s rum, but you can overview the claims that the company presents in its ad. I would this paper’s topic to be on the following commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0VOM7e5Hug

Organizing the Paper:
As with all writing assignments you will be composing this semester, your rhetorical analysis should contain an introduction with a thesis, a body containing the bulk of your analysis, and a conclusion. The introduction should state which commercial you will be analyzing, the product/ company it is advertising, any relevant background information, provide a brief synopsis of the commercial, and state your thesis. The body will go into further detail in analyzing the various elements used in the commercial and explaining their significance. The conclusion of your paper may evaluate the ad’s arguments and offer your own thoughts or opinions.

Audience. As for all writings this semester, this paper will be written for your classmates and your instructor. Therefore, you need to assume that your readers have not seen the commercials you are writing about. This means that your paper will have to background and clarify the content of the commercial that you cite in your paper.

Readings. For this assignment, you will choose one commercial from those in the folder on ANGEL. If you would like to write about a different commercial, one that is not included in the folder provided, you must first send me a link to the commercial. I will look at it to make sure it will work for the assignment and then get back to you with the verdict.

Citation. For this assignment, outside research is optional; the only thing you absolutely must cite is your commercial. As The Little, Brown Handbook does not provide the citation format, I have included it here.

“Name of Commercial/Product.” Commercial. Station or website. Date accessed (day month year). .

Example: “Miller Lite Man Law: High Five.” Commercial. You Tube. 17 Nov. 2006

Research Paper Guidelines
Length: At least 5 pages but no more than 10 double spaced, not including title page and reference pages
Number of References: At least 5 and can be from the book, magazines, other books and the internet.

Use the same references to do the annotated bibliography
Format: APA is recommended.
APA- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Directions

For this paper you will view a “horror” film made between 1950 and 1959. The film you will be viewing is: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) Directed by Gene Fowler Jr. and Produced by Herman Cohen (take care to distinguish the genre from science-fiction, and support your conclusions). Within a 3-4 page essay, consider how the film reflects the genre conventions of the earlier cycle, and how those conventions have been transformed to reflect the specific concerns of the post-war period. Note if any significant changes have occurred that might signal new directions the genre may take. See if you can identify any purely visual motifs that have remained, or been modified, from the previous era. Be sure to position the film within or against the general trends of 1950s horror.
Things to keep in mind are: ambivalence toward authority (government, military, patriarchal), the nature and focus of the threat (to institutions as well as individuals), the configuration of the “monster” (especially its “otherness,” social, sexual, political). Consider issues related to reproduction and sexuality (especially female sexuality and power), distinctions between the “normal” and the “monstrous,” and attitudes toward technology and modernity.
Include references to three scholarly sources to support the points of the essay (be sure to cite appropriately). Write thoughtfully and seriously, and be sure to attribute any ideas or information found in outside sources that have may have contributed to your thinking.
The essay will be at least three (3) full pages and no more than four, double spaced, in a 12 point Times-Roman font with one inch margins on all four sides of the text. Do not justify the right margins. Indent paragraphs – do not add an extra line between them. Please include a cover page which features the title of the project (this will of course include the title of the film that is being used).

DISC 1
“Navigating through the Life Cycle of Maturity” Please respond to the following:
• From the first and second e-Activities, evaluate the effectiveness of Dell’s current turnaround strategies. Present at least three (3) examples to support your evaluation.
• From the first and second e-Activities, analyze Dell’s declining industry strategy. Next, compare the company’s strengths, relative to remaining pockets of demand, to the intensity of the competition in the declining industry. Provide one (1) example of Dell’s strength over the competition to support your response
e-Activity
• Watch the video titled “Michael Dell talks turnaround strategy” (5 min 17 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Kulikov Boris (2011, November 22). Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbcQC7nbcBo.
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.
• Watch the video titled “Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future” (33 min 46 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Fortune Magazine (2013, January 16). Michael Dell addresses Dell’s future [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ivFDvzAzw8.

DISC 2
“Comparing First-movers in Technology” Please respond to the following:
• From the first and second e-Activities, analyze the key ways in which Intel and Microsoft capitalized on and reaped substantial first-mover advantages in pioneering new technologies. Provide a rationale to support your response.
• From the first and second e-Activities, compare Intel’s and Microsoft’s strategies in terms of their ability to profit from innovation. Next, analyze the manner in which shifts in new technologies revolutionized the structure of the industry, increasing profitability and growth through global expansion. Provide a rationale to support your response.
• Watch the video titled “Designer Behind the World’s First Microprocessor” (4 min 20 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: ChannelIntel (2011, September 27). Designer Behind the World’s First Microprocessor [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOk3jMRoyA.
This video can be viewed from within your online course shell.
• Watch the video titled “TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing” (3 min 3 s). Be prepared to discuss.
Video Source: Microsoft (2012, February 27). TechForum 2012: A New Age of Personal Computing [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juoAo8p8OI8.

Key Performance Indicators in Alliances
After an initial agreement has been reached, it is not unusual for partnerships to experience difficulties. Issues that seemed simple going into an alliance often become more complicated at the implementation stage. One partner may have expectations of the other that were not clearly spelled out to the satisfaction of each. Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) can create initial consensus, but Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in manufacturing and the service industry have set higher expectations and outcomes, and even more specific expectations with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) used for assessing actual performance. KPIs are an important means of measuring specifically targeted areas of performance that, if achieved, will help ensure that the organization fulfills its operational and strategic goals, thus helping to monitor the success of the agreements between the alliance partners.
Early in the process of negotiating KPIs with vendors, there is often a failure to get key stakeholders, such as HR, legal, internal IT, and the vendor, all together to agree on the KPI content. Using the Laurent (2008) article, “Human Resources and Recruiting Management,” to provide context, specify the causes of such failures and consider what the HR department can do to remedy these situations. Consider recommended practices in developing key performance indicators.
In a 4-page paper:
• Evaluate the importance of negotiating key performance indicators with alliance partners.
o Why are KPIs crucial to the success of alliance agreements?
o Describe how KPIs alleviate potential problems with alliance partners.
o From your research on negotiating KPIs, what types of barriers to agreements often get in the way?
? How can such barriers be removed or avoided?
• Analyze the effects of foundation accords, governance accords, and change accords on the success of a strategic alliance.
o How should the organization’s overall strategy drive the accords?
o What are the potential risks and benefits associated with each type of accord on the success strategic alliances?
o Which type of accord do you consider most important for the long-term success of the strategic alliance? Why?