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Research the South University Online Library and the Internet to read more about the behavioral patterns. Conduct an interview (via phone or face-to-face) of ten or more people in the age group of fifteen to sixty-four years, to survey the impression of their health, health problems, and lifestyle choices.

Ask the following questions, while conducting the interview:

• Do you smoke?
• Do you drink alcohol?
• Do you wear a seatbelt while driving a car?
• Do you talk on the phone while driving?
• Do you exercise four to five times a week?
• Do you eat a healthy diet with fruits, vegetables, fish, chicken, and whole grain?
• Do you suffer from any of the following conditions: high blood pressure, stress, weight issues, or diabetes?

Compile the data collected through the interview for each category of questions, taking into consideration the age group to which they belong.

For doing so, create a three column chart.

• In the first column, list the health behaviors for which people were interviewed.
• In the second column, list the percentage of individuals interviewed against each behavior.
• In the third column, list the percentage of people who believe they have healthy lifestyles (information can be found in the text readings or from the Internet).

Next, analyze the chart to understand how these columns differ from each other.

In a Microsoft Word document, create a 3- to 4-page report of your analysis, answering the following questions:

• Are you surprised to see the trends of the most common behaviors? Discuss.
• Did an individual’s age relate to his or her health behavior? For example, do individuals in the age group of fifty to sixty years have different behaviors than individuals in the age group of thirty to forty years?
• What are some of the changes that the people you interviewed could implement in their lifestyles and behaviors to improve their health status?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Assignment 2: Hacking the AIS
In today’s technology environment, hackers present a substantial risk to a firm’s accounting or business system. As the result of these attacks, firms suffer huge losses, ranging from financial losses to losses in confidence by consumers, creditors, and suppliers. Firms may have made a significant investment in financial and non-financial resources to secure these systems.
For this assignment, research the Internet or databases and select a company whose database systems have been hacked.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
1. Based on the information you researched, evaluate the level of responsibility of the company in terms of the effectiveness of the response to the security breach. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Imagine that the company that you researched uses a third-party accounting system. Assess the level of responsibility of the software provider to both the business and its clients. Provide support for your rationale.
3. Create an argument for additional regulation as a preventative measure against businesses being hacked. Provide support for your argument.
4. Provide at least three (3) recommendations for businesses to secure their systems and assets from hackers. Provide support for your recommendation.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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:
• Examine control and security concepts related to accounting information systems to ensure data integrity and safety.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting information systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about accounting information systems using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 1: Conducting an Environmental Analysis

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

 

For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
2. Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify 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:

• Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
• Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
• Examine the purpose and importance of service area competitor analysis.
• Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
• Write clearly and conc

Assignment 1: Conducting an Environmental Analysis

Due Week 4 and worth 300 points

 

For all assignments assume that you are the administrator of a fictitious organization of your choice.  The organization can be any type of health care organization such as a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation center, clinic, etc. As the administrator, you are faced with the challenges of declining reimbursements from insurance providers and increasing demands for patient services due to dramatic changes in the external environment. Such changes include those imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Your first step in evaluating the position of your organization will be conducting an environmental analysis. The purpose of this is to determine your organization’s ability to continue to provide quality care and remain financially solvent in the face of these challenges.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine two (2) specific forces in the external environment that will have the most impact on your organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
2. Determine two (2) specific internal factors that the organization’s leaders need to consider in preparing for the future of health care and the future of the organization. Provide a rationale for your decision.
3. Discuss the impact of both the identified internal and external forces on the organization’s ability to develop a competitive strategy.
4. Recommend one (1) strategy that involves the organization’s managers in implementing and maintaining the momentum of the strategic plan.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites to not qualify 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:

• Differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.
• Analyze the significance of the external environment’s impact on health care organizations.
• Examine the purpose and importance of service area competitor analysis.
• Examine the role of internal environmental analysis in identifying the basis for sustained competitive advantage.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the strategic management of health care organizations.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic management of health care organizations using proper writing mechanics.

Create a Feasibility Study for Harley-Davidson using the following outline:
Part I: Differentiation Strategies
The analysis of current strategy and competitor analysis you conducted last module impressed the senior vice president. She now needs you to delve into the brands and analyze them by conducting a business unit analysis and presenting your findings in a three-part PowerPoint presentation.
Research the Harley-Davidson (H-D) Web site for each brand, and review the annual report for relevant details of the size, scope, target market, services and amenities, and other salient points of differentiation. Include these details in Part I of your PowerPoint presentation.
From the research and analysis of the business units, identify:
• A description of each brand or business unit that provides a clear picture of the brand and its place in the overall portfolio of Harley-Davidson.

• The target market of each brand.

• How the brands are alike and how they differ.

• A preliminary analysis of any gaps that exist in the portfolio that might lead to opportunities to add to the brands.

• Your analysis of possible merger/acquisition/joint venture possibilities and what would be achieved or accomplished through the merger/acquisition/joint venture.
Part II: SWOT Analysis
Perform a SWOT analysis for Harley-Davidson and include this information in Part II of your PowerPoint presentation.
• Based on the internal analyses of the SWOT analysis, assess the functional areas, resources, capabilities, and strengths H-D possesses. Please be sure to cover the following functional areas in your assessment:

o Marketing: New product development, integrated marketing planning, marketing communications, and building customer loyalty.

o Operations: Quality, service, and consistent execution.

o Human Resources: Hiring, training, developing talent, and performance planning. Avoided lawsuits and bad PR due to its hiring practices. Is ethical in its HR practices.

o Executive Leadership: Industry knowledge and experience, vision about where the industry is heading, and strategy execution.

o Supply Chain Optimization: Strategic sourcing of input, vendor management, integrated IS, and joint forecasting with suppliers.

o Corporate Responsibility and Ethics: Concern for corporate citizenship and the environment. Present any potential ethical concerns as well.

o Safety and Quality: How the motorcycle industry is dealing with safety and quality issues.
Part III: Growth and Profitability Strategies
In addition, the executive board is interested in your ideas about bold strategies for the future. The strategies you recommend will have to contribute to growth and profitability, as outlined in the Annual Report.
You will want to pay special attention to exploring vertical integration, strategic alliances, and the internal growth of new brands entering new geographic markets, and/or additional acquisitions.
Consider the following:
• Is Harley-Davidson, Inc., (H-D) competing in the right businesses, given the opportunities and threats present in the external environment? If not, how can H-D realign its diversification strategy to achieve a competitive advantage?
This may include additional diversification to take advantage of opportunities such as further vertical integration.

• Is the corporation managing its portfolio in a way that creates synergy among its businesses? If so, what additional businesses should it consider adding to its portfolio?
After you have reviewed the growth and profitability strategies, create a list of possible strategies to present a full range of ideas.
Part III of your presentation should include your complete list—all potential ideas—for the senior vice president. This is your chance to be creative.
Next, rank your ideas from best to worst. To do this, keep in mind several things such as fit with current strategy, resources and capabilities, and difficulty of execution.
For each of your top five ideas, add the following:
• Briefly describe the strategy.

• Why you picked it as one of the top five.
Think about such things as:
• Does the strategy build on current competencies and foster horizontal relationships among brands? In other words, what can be leveraged or shared? What are the pros and cons of this strategy?
Your PowerPoint Feasibility Study presentation will also include slides pertaining to the following assessments:
• Part I: Identification of size, scope, target market, services, amenities, and points of differentiation.

• Part II: SWOT analysis that includes marketing, operations, human resources, executive leadership, supply chain optimization, corporate responsibility, ethics, safety, and quality.

• Part III: Growth and profitability strategies, including your top five strategic ideas and support.

I will send the outlie that you are going to be use (the outlne I wrote)  directly to your email and you need to add to the outline the following:

 

 

Category	Points	%	Description
Outline and Organization	35	35	Outline lists the main topics the project will cover and  incorporates project guidelines and primary and secondary  dimensions of diversity; outline is clearly written and well organized.
Reference List	35	35	Reference list contains at least four relevant scholarly/peer reviewed sources.
Formatting	30	30	Submission is in correct APA format, including  a numbered Title page with running head and a reference page that is double spaced, alphabetized and uses hanging indents. .
Total	100	100	A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

The textbook and lecture discussed the professional characteristics important to nursing. Which one characteristic would you say is the most important and why? Support your answer with references from the readings or the South University Online Library.

• Address the following in 1–2 pages:
  • • Explain the following for each fingerprinting method:
    • Cyanoacrylate fuming

   

  • • Visualization/lifting in blood

   

  • • Visualization/lifting on tape

   

  • Visualization/lifting on human skin
• Once the surface/material/substance has been designated for fingerprinting, what is the process for the selected method? Describe and explain in detail using a step-by-step process.
• Briefly explain the purpose of each step.
• Be sure to referenec all sources using APA style.

400-600 words

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina damaged the New Orleans and surrounding areas, news reports of groups of looters were announced. Oftentimes, when under the influence of a crowd, individuals will display aggressive or unlawful behavior that they would not otherwise participate in. This phenomenon is referred to as deindividuation.

Research and discuss the following:

• Identify and describe a historical event in which the deindividuation phenomenon occurred.
• Explain the process of individuation (e.g., how it works, what changes happen within the individual to allow for unusual behavior).
• Discuss how deindividuation might also occur outside the presence of a crowd, such as in other settings in which a person feels anonymous.

Include at least 3 sources in your paper. Use in-text citations and a reference list according to APA-style guidelines.

Question:  How can blogs and webcasts enable companies to improve the effectiveness of their recruiting activities?  What are the possible difficulties that can arise from reliance on these new technologies for recruiting?  Your response should be supported by references from HR Management literature.