Category: Essays

The Course Project

In this week, you will continue to complete tasks of the project topic selected in Week 1.

Topic 1: Disease Process

• Choose a payer type that is different from your original choice in Week 3.
• Compare the costs of covering healthcare services provided by these two insurances in your area.
• What insurance type is best suited for healthcare coverage of your hypothetical patient’s disease type?

Topic 2: Healthcare Profession

• Estimate the cost of education and training for the healthcare professional you selected.
• Research the earnings of such a professional at entry-level, at mid career, and at the top of the career.
• How is this professional paid, for example, fee for service, salary, health insurance payment, etc.?

Submit your answers in a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document. Support your answers with appropriate examples and research.

Cite all references in APA forma

As a human services professional, it is important to recognize what constitutes family violence, what its causes and consequences are.

Write a 750- to 1,000-word paper, including the following information:

• Include a basic definition of family violence.
• Describe what indicators a counselor should be aware of when assessing a child and his or her family.
• Explore the long-term effects violence has on the family.
• Determine what triggers could be associated in family violence.
• Identify the implications associated with abuse and neglect.

Introduction to Topic: Refer to topic of racial profiling. For your introduction, you should write a 150-word paragraph which clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, ethical implications, and how the topic relates to one’s academic and professional pursuits. Make sure you effectively inform the reader of the rationale behind your topic.

Thesis statement: Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the Final Research Project. A thesis statement should be a single declarative sentence that makes one point in 25 words or less. The thesis statement must appear within the introduction paragraph.

Annotated Bibliography: , write an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read. The bibliography must include no less than five scholarly sources that will be used to support the major points of the Final Research Project. Critical thinking skills need to be demonstrated by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic. Please make sure to provide full reference information in accordance with APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Write a brief paragraph (around 150 words) summarizing the source and explaining how it is pertinent and relevant to the topic of the project and how each source will support your thesis statement. See the Sample Annotated Bibliography in the Ashford Writing Center for more detailed information. Keep in mind the academic research standards for all Ashford University papers

gives examples of hypotheses and research questions. Post a research question that interests you. Identify the audience and explain why the question is relevant. Then briefly discuss the appropriateness of collecting data on the entire population or a sampling of the population for the research question, and explain your rationale

Your hospital is reviewing its medical staff rules and regulations. As the Director of the HIM department, you have been asked to work with the physician Chairperson of the Health Information Committee to make a recommendation regarding a policy on authentication, dating and timing of physician orders, including verbal, telephone, electronic, and handwritten orders. The policy you develop must allow the hospital to be in compliance with the documentation requirements of the Joint Commission, CMS Conditions of Participation and the State Licensing regulations.

Requirements:

Research and examine the documentation requirements in each of the following standards related to physicians’ orders for an acute care inpatient facility, including authentication, dating, and timing of orders:
Illinois State licensure rules (www.ilga.gov)

Click on Subpart L Records and Reports
Click on and Review Section 250.1510 Medical Records
CMS Conditions of Participation

Review the CMS Conditions of Participation provided by your instructor.

482.24 Medical Record Services
The JCAHO standards

Review the Joint Commission Standards provided by your instructor.

RC.01.01.01
RC.00.02.01
RC.01.03.01
Prepare a 2-3 page report describing, comparing and/or contrasting the specific standards that apply to the authentication, dating and timing of physician orders, and make a recommendation as to what the policy for your hospital should be

Question: Where is theater headed??

Consider the past and the present to paint picture of where the theatre might find itself in the future. Use the rubric attached. two pages, mla format, refereces, citations, no word count. Due Saturday Decemeber 5th 1:45pm eastern standard tim

Assignment 2: Managerial Tasks in Strategy Execution

While companies must tailor their strategy-executing approaches to their particular situation, there are eight managerial tasks which are common elements in executing strategies. Review the eight components of strategy execution and develop a PowerPoint presentation which applies each of these components to an organization of your choice.  Include at least three visual elements such as charts or graphs to complement your presentation.

Consider the following while developing your PowerPoint presentation:

• Discuss what is involved in performing the eight key managerial tasks that shape the process of implementing and executing strategy.
• Explore building resource strengths and organizational capabilities including: marshaling resources, instituting strategy-facilitating policies and procedures, adopting best practices, installing operating systems, and tying rewards to the achievement of good results.
• Explain what role a company’s culture plays in executing these managerial tasks.

Present your findings in an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Use the notes section to clarify your work.  Cite your sources and apply APA standards for writing style to your presentation. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.do

Consider the parable of The Blind Men and the Elephant (Saxe, 1873). Several blind men touch different sections of an elephant, and they are all “seeing” different things. One man is holding the leg and believes it is like a tree; another man is holding the trunk and tells another it is like a snake. Each man is “seeing” individual parts but not the whole. What implications does this parable have for how leaders and managers view their organizations if they only look at the parts individually instead of as a whole?

To prepare for this Discussion, select an organization with which you are familiar. Consider the various parts of the organization and how looking at these parts as a whole might inform your understanding of the organization.

 

Post an explanation of the primary parts of your selected organization. Then, explain how the parts of this organization relate to the whole organization. Finally, explain how understanding the whole and its parts informs an organization’s leadership and management. How would this understanding inform your leadership or management style?

 

Note: Consider how the parts interrelate and how they aggregate to make up the whole organization.

Note: Do not select the organization you will use for your Final Project.

 

 

Required resources:

Oshry, B. (2007). Seeing systems: Unlocking the mysteries of organizational life. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

Act 1, “Seeing the Big Picture” (pp. 1–60)

Act 2, “Seeing Patterns of Relationships” (pp. 61–128)

 

Uhl-Bien, M. (2006). Relational leadership theory: Exploring the social processes of leadership and organizing. The Leadership Quarterly, 17(6), 654–676

For this assignment you will write a paper relating a topic in physical science to your career field or other real-world practical application. You must use at least three different sources, and cite them in the paper and on a separate references page.

Introduction

Instructions: In this section, you must do the following:

Present relevant background or contextual material. (Why are you writing on this topic? What is the importance of this topic in terms of your studies, your profession, your life, your activities, etc.)
Define terms or concepts when necessary. ( Do not use acronyms in the introduction, if you plan to use acronyms later in the body of your paper, you must define them now. Any technical term should also be defined. If you are writing about a particular concept, ie. Newton’s Third Law of Motion, then you need to explain the concept here in the introduction)
Explain the focus of the paper and your specific purpose. (What will your paper include in terms of research about the topic? What are the key areas of interest you will be presenting to the readers? What audience is this paper intended for? What do you hope to achieve by researching and writing about this topic?)
Reveal your plan of organization. (How will you guide your readers? What is the outline or plan of flow your paper will follow? The best way to do this is to lay out the key headings of the subtopics that you intend to cover in the main body of the paper)

Body (I would suggest putting down the Sub-headings for each key areas you are covering in your main text body)

Instructions: In this section, you must do the following:

Consider at least 2.5 pages of text – Times New Roman font, size 12, double spacefor your main text body section.
Build your essay around points you want to make – flow of ideas and cohesion of ideas are important here. Do not try to arrange information from sources in a cut and paste manner. Read the information from sources, put the information in your own words and then organize the information around the key points/topics that you wish to emphasize. In order to do this, you must draft the paper first. Drafting is not the final copy. A draft helps you organize the information. The final paper is a polished copy that shows how paragraphs are linked, how information is organized to support ideas and thoughts and how the key topics are covered in a cohesive and logical manner.
Integrate at least three sources into your writing . These three sources must come from valid sources. Do not use wikepedia, Yahoo answers, Ask.com; Answers.com or any websites that do not have a credited author listed. If you are in doubt, post a question on the Final Paper Thread and let me help you evaluate your sources.
Summarize, analyze, explain, and evaluate referenced work rather than merely reporting it. (You summarize information when you put it in your own words, rather than cutting and pasting direct wordings from sources. You analyze the information when you examine it critically, ask questions about the information, challenge it or locate other supporting sources to validate it. You evaluate information when you examine it for usefulness, validity, errors, or future application). Simply putting down the researched information without this personal perspective means that you are only reporting the information.)
Move up and down the “ladder of abstraction” from generalization to varying levels of detail back to generalization. (The general level is the writing in the introduction section, the details are in the body section and the generalization is in the conclusion section.)

Conclusion

Instructions: In this section, you must do the following:

A summary of the information is done here. Summarize the key points you made in the paper for your reader.
If prior to your conclusion you have not yet explained the significance of your findings or if you are proceeding inductively, use the end of your paper to add your points up and to explain their significance. Physics is a field of study that is applicable to many aspect of your life. This is where you need to tie the research back to practical applications, whether it be in leisure, sports, work, school, daily activities, etc.
Move from a detailed to a general level of consideration that returns the topic to the context provided by the introduction. A good conclusion will reiterate the key points mentioned in the introduction.
Suggest what about this topic needs further research. This is important because it shows a higher level of thinking. In this area, you would want to take the information you researched and presented to the next level by either theorizing or providing concrete applications of the topic of research for the future. Again, this could be future applications in school, work, industries, recreational activities, etc.

Personal Evaluation

Instructions: In this section, you must do the following:

State your opinion in the first sentence of the paragraph.
In the body of the paragraph, give at least three reasons why you think and feel as you do. Include both facts and examples to supportyour opinion. To support your opinion, you will need an in text citation from one of your sources.
End with a sentence that sums up and restates your opinion.
Suggest what, if any, improvement should be applied to your topic.
Write an appreciation statement regarding the connection of physical science to the world in which we live; discuss how this topic has helped you in your career or everyday life.
Most importantly, keep in mind: this paper must be in your own words.

References (on a separate page)

Citeat least three sources using APA format. If you do not know how to do in text citations or how to set up a particular source in APA, post a question in the Final Paper Thread in the discussion or send me an email and I can help you

ExxonMobil ( XOM) is one of the half- dozen major oil companies in the world. The firm has four primary operating divisions ( upstream, downstream, chemical, and global services) as well as a number of operating companies that it has acquired over the years. A recent major acquisition was XTO Energy, which was acquired in 2009 for $ 41 billion. The XTO acquisition gave ExxonMobil a significant presence in the development of domestic unconventional natural gas resources, includ-ing the development of shale gas formations, which was booming at the time. Assume that you have just been hired to be an analyst working for ExxonMobil’s chief financial officer. Your first assignment was to look into the proper cost of capital for use in making corporate investments across the company’s many business units.

a. Would you recommend that ExxonMobil use a single company- wide cost of capital for analyzing capital expenditures in all its business units? Why or why not?

b. If you were to evaluate divisional costs of capital, how would you go about estimating these costs of capital for ExxonMobil? Discuss how you would approach the problem in terms of how you would evaluate the weights to use for various sources of capital as well as how you would estimate the costs of individual sources of capital for each division.

Instructions: In 600-750 words in length (not including title page and reference page), respond to the case below. Your paper must include at least two scholarly journal references (in addition to your book). Refer to the Writing Assignment Grading Criteria below for requirements in content, organization, writing style, grammar and APA 6.0 format.

Refer to the following links for APA guidelines: APA Style Purdue OWL

Save your assignment file as ‘LastnameFirstinitial-FINC400-WA5″, and submit by midnight EST, Day 7.

Your paper will be automatically submitted to Turnitin in the assignment dropbox. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student. Multiple submissions are allowed. For full credit, make sure that your Similarity Index does not exceed 25%