The Continuing Role of Former President Trump in American Politics

The paper will be a research project on one of the following topics:  The Insurrection on January 6, 2021; The Continuing Role of Former President Trump in American Politics; Cancel Culture.

Outline for the Paper

The paper should be 7-10 pages and consist of the following sections:

Introduction (1-2 pages):  Tell me what you’re going to tell me.  This should be short and to the point.

Body of the paper (4-6 pages):  The two parts of the body are (1) summary of the issues and (2) analysis of multiple perspectives of the ethical, legal, business, etc. issues presented by the topic.  The summary should be approximately one-third of the body and the analysis should be approximately two-thirds of the body.  This is where you let me know what’s going on as well as your “take” as to the issues involved.  See the rubric set forth below for further details.

Conclusion (1-2 pages):  Tell me what you just told me.  This may be very similar to the introduction.

Also, you must have footnotes as well as a bibliography which will be in addition to the 7-10 pages stated above.  See the rubric below for further details.  Hint:  The stakeholder model and/or the fourteen ethical principles are suggested analytical frameworks.

The Government’s  Role in Health Care

Each week, you must make at least 3 posts to the Discussion Board. One post will be your response to the week’s topic or question, and the other two posts will be responses to your classmates or the Instructor. To earn full credit, all posts must be substantive and well written and the posts must be on at least three separate days of the week. Please see the Discussion Board Rubric for specific expectations for the Discussion Boards. You must use a citation and reference, APA 6th ed. style, in your initial post and in at least one of your response posts.  It is important to review the Discussion Board Rubric to fully understand the grading and expectations.To begin discussing in this forum, click the forum title. Then, click Create Thread on the Action Bar to post your initial reply. To reply to a fellow participant, click the title of the initial post, then click Reply. Thank you.

This week’s topic:  The Government’s  Role in Health Care

  1. Discuss the role that state and local health departments have in health care.
  2. Identify the services that are provided by both the state and local health departments.
  3. Use the internet to look up the state and local health departments in your state. Provide an overview of what they do.

You must use a citation and reference in your initial post and in at least one of your response posts. APA 6 edition format must be used.

Learnscape Simulation: Financial Issues

Learnscape Simulation: Financial Issues

Bright Road Health Care System in the Learnscape Scenario is having financial problems and you will be consulting with them on this. Take a look at Learnscape #2 “Financial Issues” and work through the entire simulation. Scene 7 requires you to provide your recommendation to the CAO, Ronald Baxtor. This recommendation should include each aspect of the analysis that you gathered from the staff. Use notes you have taken as you worked through the simulation. Back up your recommendation with the analysis, you gained from the staff.

Watch this brief video for further information. If you cannot see the video below, here is the link http://youtu.be/121ZhQuI5O4:

Watch VideoHSA1117 Project Week 2
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Then, find your recommendation in the saved document, for example,  Week 2 Learnscape image and upload it to this assignment (as a word document) by clicking on the title ” Week 2 Midterm Part 2: Learnscape Simulation: Financial Issues ” above

Prepare a memo to the Board of Directors that proposes cost containment projects that reduce facility costs as well as improve quality

in APA (7th Edition)

Imagine that you have been asked to develop a new quality improvement program to address cost containment in your facility. Prepare a memo to the Board of Directors that proposes cost containment projects that reduce facility costs as well as improve quality.

 

Instructions

  • In the memo, discuss why there is a need to balance cost containment with quality improvement. Include at least three specific rationales.
  • Choose at least one cost-containment strategy. Some strategies might include outsourcing services, standardizing clinical processes, reducing overhead, etc.
  • Describe in your memo how you will apply it to an area (pharmacy, therapies, surgery, laboratory, etc.) within the healthcare facility entailing at least three steps.
  • Discuss at least two ways the cost-containment strategy could adversely impact quality. Explain your reasoning.

Requirements

  • Your submission is composed in a Microsoft Word document.
  • To meet the objective requirements, your response is at least 500 words in length.
  • Your submission includes specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements to demonstrate mastery of the objective.
  • Your submission includes a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.
  • Your response is in Standard English and demonstrates superior organization.
  • Your communication is highly ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
  • Your submission displays exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics.
  • A separate page at the end of your response contains a list of references.
  • Include both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources used following proper APA citation style.
  • Please review the APA formatting and citation style in Academic Tools – Academic Writer.
  • using this format please
  • :

Assignment Title

Student Name

Course Code – Number

Course Name

Date

Instructor Name

Title Your Paper

Please match your title page and the title on page 2. Do not use the actual word, Introduction, to title your paper. Begin writing your opening or introduction section under your paper title. This section should include the main themes or topics you will specifically address with integrated literature support. Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph by pressing the ‘Tab’ key one time on the keyboard.

Note: Not all assignments will require the use of section subheadings but some may. The Level 1 and 2 Heading examples are provided here to help guide you when using subheadings.

Level 1 Heading

Paragraphs should be fully developed with at least three well-thought out, complete sentences with integrated literature support. Try to avoid placing one reference at the very end of your paragraphs. Integrate the literature so the reader understands what part of the paragraph is supported by the citation. Please make sure you include citation(s) from the literature. Whenever words such as literature, research, study, or studies are mentioned in a narrative or you provide numerical/statistical information, you should use in-text citations. If the word examples in italics above are plural, then at least two citations are needed. If these words are singular, then one is needed.

Level 2 Heading

Begin your Level 2 content with a fully developed paragraph and provide leverage from the literature to support your statements, assertions, claims, rationale, etc. With any subheadings, such as Level 2, 3, etc., you need at least two of each subheading. If you plan to use Level 2 headings, make sure your Level 1 includes content before creating a Level 2. A Level 2 heading should serve as an expansion of your Level 1 content and provide more details.

Level 2 Heading

Again, if you use Level 2 headings, make sure you have at least two Level 2 headings. As a scholarly writing tip, please try to avoid colloquial expressions, slang, conversational writing, and anthropomorphisms. Anthropomorphisms give inanimate objects human attributes. You want to make sure your writing is precise and clear in your intent to demonstrate your scholarly tone (refer to the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual).

Level 1 Heading

You may decide to use only Level 1 headings in your papers, especially if your papers are only a few pages. Try to avoid using this author, this student, this writer, etc. You do not need to refer to yourself when you are the one writing the paper, unless the paper calls for use of first person. Then, you can simply write I or me, etc., if you write in first person. When you write in third person, focus on demonstrating your analysis and voice through the literature. Leverage the literature to support your position and rationale. Using this author or this writer is really neither first nor third person.

Conclusion

Make sure you include a conclusion in your course assignments. A conclusion helps you summarize and emphasize the main themes in your paper. Please review your paper again to make sure you addressed any basic writing and/or APA errors.

 

References

Bojinova, E., & Oigara, J. (2013). Teaching and learning with clickers in higher education. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 25(2), 154-165.

Furco, A., & Moely, B. E. (2012). Using learning communities to build faculty support for pedagogical innovation: A multi-campus study. Journal of Higher Education, 83(1), 128-153.

Kerby, M. (2015). Toward a new predictive model of student retention in higher education. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 17(2), 138-161. doi: 10.1177/1521025115578229

Kopcha, T., Ding, L., Neumann, K., & Choi, I. (2016). Teaching technology integration to K-12 educators: A ‘gamified’ approach. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 60(1), 62-69. doi:10.1007/s11528-015-0018-z

Long, T. (2016). Influence of international service learning on nursing students’ self efficacy towards cultural competence. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 23(10), 28-33.

Simonet, D. V., & Tett, R. P. (2013). Five perspectives on the leadership-management relationship: A competency-based evaluation and integration. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 20(2), 199-213.[A1]

 

[A1]These are merely examples to illustrate proper APA formatting. Delete prior to assignment submission.

Evaluate a political issue in a health care scenario.

HA405-3: Evaluate a political issue in a health care scenario.

GEL-7.02:  Apply ethical reasoning to ethical issues within the field of Health Sciences.

PC-1.3: Apply conflict management skills to resolve issues and/or build team alliances.

In this module, you will identify and evaluate the political health care issue facing healthcare administrators. In a 2-page summary, you will identify political issues in the scenario below and discuss how you would effectively and ethically handle the situation(s). Then apply two (2) conflict management skills you would use to resolve issues and/or build team alliances based on those decisions. Include two (2) academic references and submit your assignment in APA format.

Scenario: You are the healthcare administrator of a nursing home. You are informed by your Admissions Director that a new memory-impaired resident has been admitted into your long-term care unit. The staff is concerned about the involvement of family with your resident. Family members from out-of-town arrived and expressed concern about your resident’s do not resuscitate (DNR) orders which were authorized by the Power of Attorney of another family member. A quarrel erupts in the nursing home with family members voicing their opinions loudly. You arrive on the scene and are immediately told by the visiting family member, “Do you know who I am? I am a supervisor for the Department of Health and Human Services and will not hesitate to have your facility surveyed for noncompliance.” What do you do?

Requirements:

  • Identify political issues in the scenario.
  • Discuss how you would effectively and ethically handle the situation.
  • Apply two (2) conflict management skills to resolve issues and build team alliances that support your decisions based on how you handled the situation(s).
  • Include two (2) academic references.

Minimum Submission Requirements

  • This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 2 page) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
  • Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
  • Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
  • Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
  • Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
  • A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
  • Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
  • Your submission should:
    • include a cover sheet;
    • be double-spaced;
    • be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
    • include correct citations
    • be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
    • include correct references at the bottom of the last page.

If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University Honor Code, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.

For more information on University’s Plagiarism policy, refer to the current University Catalog.

GEL-7.02:  Apply ethical reasoning to ethical issues within the field of Health Sciences.

PC-1.3: Apply conflict management skills to resolve issues and/or build team alliances.

In this module, you will identify and evaluate the political health care issue facing healthcare administrators. In a 2-page summary, you will identify political issues in the scenario below and discuss how you would effectively and ethically handle the situation(s). Then apply two (2) conflict management skills you would use to resolve issues and/or build team alliances based on those decisions. Include two (2) academic references and submit your assignment in APA format.

Scenario: You are the healthcare administrator of a nursing home. You are informed by your Admissions Director that a new memory-impaired resident has been admitted into your long-term care unit. The staff is concerned about the involvement of family with your resident. Family members from out-of-town arrived and expressed concern about your resident’s do not resuscitate (DNR) orders which were authorized by the Power of Attorney of another family member. A quarrel erupts in the nursing home with family members voicing their opinions loudly. You arrive on the scene and are immediately told by the visiting family member, “Do you know who I am? I am a supervisor for the Department of Health and Human Services and will not hesitate to have your facility surveyed for noncompliance.” What do you do?

Requirements:

  • Identify political issues in the scenario.
  • Discuss how you would effectively and ethically handle the situation.
  • Apply two (2) conflict management skills to resolve issues and build team alliances that support your decisions based on how you handled the situation(s).
  • Include two (2) academic references.

Minimum Submission Requirements

  • This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 2 page) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
  • Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
  • Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
  • Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
  • Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
  • A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
  • Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations where appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
  • Your submission should:
    • include a cover sheet;
    • be double-spaced;
    • be typed in Times New Roman, 12 -point font;
    • include correct citations
    • be written in Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors; and
    • include correct references at the bottom of the last page.

If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty. It violates the University Honor Code, and the offense is subject to disciplinary action. You are expected to be the sole author of your work. Use of another person’s work or ideas must be accompanied by specific citations and references. Whether the action is intentional or not, it still constitutes plagiarism.

For more information on University’s Plagiarism policy, refer to the current University Catalog.

Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical toward supply and employee stakeholders.

Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical toward supply and employee stakeholders.

Write a 4 page paper in which you:

  • Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical toward supply and employee stakeholders.
    • Provide one example of Walmart in an ethical situation.
  • Determine the major effects that Walmart’s business philosophy has had on its human resource practices and policies.
  • Analyze two of the legal mandates that workers and the U.S. government have accused Walmart of violating.
    • Provide an explanation as to why these legal mandates were violated, citing specific violations.
  • Evaluate the efficiency of the structure of the ethical decision-making framework that Walmart has used in making its decisions.
    • Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Recommend two actions that Walmart’s human resources department should take in order to improve the employees’ perspectives of Walmart’s human resources policies.
    • Provide a rationale for your recommendations.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Propose organizational changes that would prevent violations of legal mandates and improve stakeholder perspectives.

The cash conversion cycle

The cash conversion cycle (CCC) measures how many days it takes a company to receive cash from a customer from its initial cash outlay for inventory. For example, a typical retailer buys inventory on credit from its vendors. When the inventory is purchased, a payable is established, but cash isn’t actually paid for some time.  The CCC is most effective with retail-type companies which have inventories.  Consulting, software, insurance companies are example where the CCC isn’t useful. The cash cycle has three distinct parts. The first part represents the current inventory level, the second part represents current sales and the amount of time it takes to collect cash from sales on account and the third part represents current outstanding payables.  The lower the cash cycle the better, so a negative cash cycle is very desirable.

One of the ways a company can reduce the time to collect cash from sales on account is through factoring.  Point your browser to http://www.winfin.com, for additional information.  Your assignment is to explore this Web Site which introduces you to factoring  but you will need to research other sources to answer the question: How does the process of factoring work? NOTE: the key word is process.  You may include the benefits, pros/cons but focus on the process and good examples.

What factors might determine the extent to which a firm has fixed rate debt on its balance sheet? 

(a) What factors might determine the extent to which a firm has fixed rate debt on its balance sheet?  Your discussion should include the firm specific and economy wide factors that might influence the percentage of fixed rate debt. (20 marks)
(b) Critically evaluate the survey and empirical evidence in relation to the fixed-floating interest rate structure decision. (20 marks)
Part 2:
(a) Explain the meaning of fair value risk and cash flow risk in relation to the use of debt by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the meaning of fair value hedging and cash flow hedging in relation to the use of interest rate swaps by non-financial firms. (5 marks)
(c) Using data and information contained in the annual reports you have been assigned, describe and where possible quantify the interest rate risk faced by the firms.  You should attempt to use data/information from annual reports over the period 2015 to 2020. You can also source data for your firms from a financial database. (20 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) An assessment of whether the firm’s cash flows or profits are in any way correlated with market rates of interest and if so the sign of the correlation. No calculations required.
(ii) Does the firm have borrowings?
(iii) What is the relative size of these borrowings or other measures of the extent of the firm’s financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its leverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(iv) Is the firm able to generate cash/profits so that it can pay its financial obligations? Does the firm disclose its interest coverage ratios? If not try to calculate them. How do they compare with the industry average?
(v) Is the interest payment on the borrowings a fixed or floating rate?
(vi) What is the percentage of fixed or floating rate debt before the effect of hedging? If possible provide this data from 2015 to 2020.
(vii) What are the trends in various financial obligations ratios?
(Leverage, interest coverage ratios etc)
(d) Using data and information contained in your firms annual reports describe and explain the interest rate hedging strategy employed by the firms. (30 marks)
Hints: Your discussion should include where possible the following:
(i) Relate back to part 2 c) on the interest risk faced by your firm.
(ii) Does the firm have a target for the fixed-floating interest rate debt structure? What is this target ratio? Does the firm provide a reason for this target ratio?
(iii) Which types of interest rate hedging instruments is the firm using?
(iv) Explain whether the firm is carrying out a fair value or cash flow interest rate hedging strategy. Is the firm swapping into fixed rate or floating rate debt?  Is it doing a bit of both? If you cannot determine then indicate this.
(v) Explain why the particular hedging strategy might have been adopted.
(vi) What is the percentage of fixed or floating rate debt after the effect of interest rate hedging instruments? If possible show the trend in this ratio in a graph over the period 2015 to 2020. Does the firm report this ratio in total debt or net debt terms?

How might Enron’s harsh Performance Review Committee have aided company executives in committing the fraud?

I. Read Chapter 12, Case Study – The Enron Fraud, then answer the following questions:

1.What important internal controls were ignored when LJM1 was created?

2.How might Enron’s harsh Performance Review Committee have aided company executives in committing the fraud?

3.The fraud at Enron is one of many major financial statement frauds that have occurred in recent years (Qwest, Global Crossing, WorldCom, etc.). What are some factors that could explain why the falsifying of financial statements is occurring so frequently? List four factors.

4.Suppose you are a certified fraud examiner but enjoy investing in the stock market as an additional source of income. On the research of Enron’s stock, you notice that although its stock has a history of strong growth and a seemingly promising future, Enron’s financial reports are unclear and, frankly, confusing. In fact, you can’t even explain how Enron is making money. Could this lack of clarity in its financial reporting serve as a red flag in alerting you to the possibility of fraud at Enron? Why or why not?

5.How could the auditor, Arthur Andersen in this case, have performed Enron’s audits and not caught the fraud? Is it possible for a financial statement auditor to perform an audit in compliance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) and not catch major financial statement fraud? How would GAAS auditing need to change to guarantee that all frauds are caught?

II. Based on your answers to the above 5 questions, prepare 15-20 pages slides for “The Enron Fraud” case, then present them online.

Note: A word or excel file should be submitted as your answer and analysis (40 points), and a PPT file should be submitted as your ” online presentation” (20 points)

Complete a SWOT analysis and Porter’s Five Forces analysis. 

Strategy Formulation and Implementation

In lieu of the current discussion questions at the end of the “Issue for Debate” on page 323 regarding Tata Motors and Tesla students will develop a strategic plan with recommendations for future implementation. For this assignment, students will walk through the strategic management process. The strategic management process enables organizations to achieve objectives through three stages: strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation. Your strategic plan/recommendations should aim to innovate. Throughout the development of your strategic plan consider your organization’s responsibility in the greater social good from a Christian perspective and how your plan address ethics, social responsibility and sustainability. Imagine you need to present your initial pitch for your Strategic Initiative Plan to Tesla. Develop a 5-7-page paper that outlines your strategic plan and recommendations. In your presentation, address the following: Provide the vision, mission, and core values of the organization. Complete a SWOT analysis and Porter’s Five Forces analysis. What is your competitive advantage? Moving forward what specific recommendations would you suggest for Tesla to implement?  How will these efforts be evaluated? Is Tesla trying to build an ambidextrous organization?  Should it be doing so?  If yes, what actions can it take to build an ambidextrous firm? How would you evaluate those actions? Provide 3-5 sources in your paper in addition to your textbook. Proper APA format is required for this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines.

Submit the document via the link provided. Include your name, class, section number, and the assignment on the attachment. Be sure that the assignment is in a business-professional format; include current APA citing and referencing.