Author: chris

Addiction may take many forms. A person may be addicted to a substance, such as cocaine, or a behavior, such as gambling. Individuals who enter into addictions assessment generally have exhibited certain hallmarks of addiction, such as an increase in the behavior, problems in relationships and life functioning, and withdrawal symptoms upon ceasing the behavior.

Someone with a potential addiction may be facing a host of issues. He or she might require medical and/or legal help. A teenager may be a minor requiring parental consent for any treatment and might already be receiving help from a guidance counselor or school psychologist. It is true that individual assessments have unique features and should be tailored to the needs of and aspects related to each individual being assessed. However, there are important steps common to most assessments that allow addictions professionals to gather reliable, valid, and relevant information about the clients they serve, as well as to enlist the best set of professionals to form the multidisciplinary team.

This week, you describe the steps of a standard addictions assessment and reflect on the importance of using a multidisciplinary team.

Assignment Directions:

Submit by Day 7 a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

• The steps of an addictions assessment
• An explanation of why each step is important
• One example of a multidisciplinary team and the contribution each of the team members might make to the assessment

Cite your sources using APA guidelines.

3 responses (1 to teacher and 2 to students that asks me a question) AND

Assignment: Philosophy and Justice: What is a Just Society?

The goal of this assignment is to explore the meaning of justice. In a 3–4-page paper, address the following:

1. Compare/contrast two social philosophies. For instance, you might explain Plato, Aristotle, utilitarianism, Marx, Rawls, race theory, and/or a feminist approach. Try and select two distinct approaches. Remember to explain the theories you reference with supporting citations to the textbook and online lectures before contrasting them, utilizing correct APA format. You may want to use examples to illustrate your understanding of key ideas in each theory. Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
2.  Explain how justice is understood in the two theories you contrasted.
3.  Illustrate your understanding of how social justice is conceived in each with a concrete example of an injustice, i.e. a practice or reality that fails to achieve the vision of justice in the theory you chose.

Submit your assignment in the W4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, January 19, 2016.

Application: Creating a Flowchart

Workflow analysis aims to determine workflow patterns that maximize the effective use of resources and minimize activities that do not add value. There are a variety of tools that can be used to analyze the workflow of processes and clarify potential avenues for eliminating waste. Flowcharts are a basic and commonly used workflow analysis method that can help highlight areas in need of streamlining.

In this Assignment, you select a common event that occurs regularly in your organization and create a flowchart representing the workflow. You analyze the process you have diagrammed and propose changes for improvement.

To prepare:

• Identify a common, simple event that frequently occurs in your organization that you would like to evaluate.
• Consider how you would design a flowchart to represent the current workflow.
• Consider what metrics you would use to determine the effectiveness of the current workflow and identify areas of waste.

To complete:

Write a 4- to 5-page paper which includes the following:

• Create a simple flowchart of the activity you selected. (Review the Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office document found in this week’s Learning Resources for an example.)
• Next, in your paper:
  • Explain the process you have diagrammed.
  • For each step or decision point in the process, identify the following:
    • Who does this step? (It can be several people.)
    • What technology is used?
    • What policies and rules are involved in determining how, when, why, or where the step is executed?
    • What information is needed for the execution of this step?
  • Describe the metric that is currently used to measure the soundness of the workflow. Is it effective?
  • Describe any areas where improvements could occur and propose changes that could bring about these improvements in the workflow.
  • Summarize why it is important to be aware of the flow of an activity.
• Remember to include a cover page, introduction, and summary for your paper.

This Assignment is due Thursday 01/21/16.

Note: This paper will serve as the Portfolio Assignment for the course

Required Resources

Readings

• McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 16, “Nursing Informatics: Improving Workflow and Meaningful Use”

    This chapter reviews the reasons for conducting workflow analysis and design. The author explains specific workflow analysis and redesign techniques.

• Huser, V., Rasmussen, L. V., Oberg, R., & Starren, J. B. (2011). Implementation of workflow engine technology to deliver basic clinical decision support functionality. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11(1), 43–61.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  In this article, the authors describe an implementation of workflow engine technology to support clinical decision making. The article describes some of the pitfalls of implementation, along with successful and future elements.

• Koppel, R., & Kreda, D. A. (2010). Healthcare IT usability and suitability for clinical needs: Challenges of design, workflow, and contractual relations. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 157, 7–14.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article points to many health information technology designs and workflow decisions that limit their value and usage. The authors also examine the structure of the conceptual relationships between HIT vendors and the clinical facilities that purchase HIT.

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.b). Workflow assessment for health IT toolkit.  Retrieved, June 18, 2012, from http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/health_it_tools_and_resources/919/workflow_assessment_for_health_it_toolkit/27865

  This article supplies a toolkit on the planning, design, implementation, and use of health information technology. The sections of the website provide a definition of workflow, examples of workflow tools, related anecdotes, and research.

• Document: Sample Workflow of Answering a Telephone in an Office (Word document)

  Note: You will use this document to complete this week’s Assignment.

Media

• Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012f). System design and workflow. Baltimore, MD: Author.

  Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 7 minutes.

  This video provides an overview of how workflow modeling can be used in a health care setting to target areas for revising current practices and procedures. The video also shows how technology and informatics can be used to improve workflow efficiency and increase the quality of care.

Case Study 1: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Due Week 3 and worth 60 points

Read the following articles: “The dark side of BYOD” from TechRepublic and “BYOD As We Know It Is Dead” from Forbes.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Identify the primary benefits of BYOD in organizations, and determine the key ways in which its concepts can enhance an end user’s overall working experience.
2. Analyze in detail the major risks surrounding BYOD, and analyze the security controls and technologies that are currently available and being utilized to manage these risks.
3. Provide a real-world example of how BYOD either positively or negatively affected an organization’s productivity and / or security.
4. Determine whether or not you would consider implementing BYOD concepts in a real organization and whether or not the benefits outweigh the risks.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment (no more than 2-3 years old) from material outside the textbook. 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:

• Explain how businesses apply cryptography in maintaining information security.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information systems security.
• Write clearly and concisely about network security topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Electronic Arts (EA) Paper
In this week’s discussion, you will research the mission and vision statements of different organizations. For this assignment, you are to consider a company’s mission and consider ways its commitment can be applied and implemented. Please complete the following: Submit a one-to-two page paper that addresses the five questions below

Read Case #3: Game Not Over, Not Yet, from Chapter 2 (page 50 in your eTextbook).
Case #3 Game Not Over, Not Yet
Electronics Arts
Although their expertise lies in creating games, it’s definitely serious business for the video game industry. The computer and video game industry has struggled over the last couple of years as game makers looked for new sources of revenues and worked to hold down costs. And nipping at the industry’s heels were companies like Zynga that saw the opportunities and jumped in on the burgeoning social gaming revolution. One company, Electronics Arts (EA), exemplifies the challenges of this industry, where customers are fickle and demanding and competition is intense. As one of the world’s top three interactive entertainment software companies, EA lives and dies by its innovations. Its product lineup includes more than 100 titles such as Battlefield, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Rock Band, Need for Speed, and The Simpsons. The company has created more than 50 best-sellers (each with more than 1 million copies sold) since 1998. In 2011, revenues were almost $3.6 billion—a decrease of almost 2 percent from the previous year—and the company had a net loss of $276 million. The last three years have been quite challenging as the company lowered its sales and profit projections because of changes in the behavior of consumers and retailers. In addition, EA missed the initial social gaming trend, but is now pushing hard to develop digital platforms for many of its popular games. As a result, its Sims Social is the number 2 game on Facebook, behind Zynga’s CityVille.
EA continues to look for ways to prosper. Paranoia has been a critical part of EA’s strategy for success. A top game title takes anywhere from 12 to 36 months to produce and costs between $5 million and $10 million. That’s a significant investment risk riding on the company’s ability to be innovative. John Riccitello (former president and chief operating officer who left the company in 2004 to start a private equity firm but then returned in 2007 as CEO) has guided much of the company’s game design accomplishments. He said, “The forgotten aspect of creativity is discipline.” The hard part, and the part that EA pursues relentlessly, “is identifying the right idea, assembling the best development team, solving the inevitable technical problems, creating a game that people want to play, getting all of the work done on schedule, getting it to market at the right time, and knowing how to generate buzz about it in an increasingly crowded market.” How does EA do it?
It starts with the discipline of understanding ideas. Game designers try to identify the creative center of a game—what they call the “creative x”—so they understand what the game is about. Then, it’s the discipline of understanding the customers by using focus groups to pinpoint desires and likes and dislikes. And it’s the discipline of sharing best practices and technologies through the company’s intranet library. As one employee said, “If somebody develops a better blade of grass in one game, that grass will be in somebody else’s game the next day.” Then, there’s the discipline of developing the next generation of creative leaders. The company’s “emerging leaders” program gives participants firsthand experience in departments outside their own. And there’s the discipline of studying the competition. Employees are encouraged to know the features of competitors’ products. Then, it’s disciplined project management. Riccitello, known for his strict discipline, said, “If you’re working on a game and you miss your deadlines, you won’t be working here very long.” Although the discipline of creativity is important at EA, you can’t overlook the passion of the company’s game designers. Nearly everyone at EA grew up playing games. They love what they do and are inspired to look for new and creative challenges not only for the hard-core gamers, but for the casual gamers as well.
Coulter, M. (2013). Strategic Management in Action. (6th edition.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 9781323280157
Discussion Questions
1. Describe EA’s competitive advantage from each of the three perspectives on competitive advantage.
2. Does EA exhibit the critical success factors for the new business context? Explain.
3. Describe the types of resources EA appears to have. Do you think any of these resources might be unique? Explain.
4. What ethical and social responsibility issues might EA face as it develops new games? What would be the best approach for dealing with those issues?
5. What stakeholders might EA have to be concerned with, and how might those stakeholders affect EA’s strategic decisions and actions?
SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
Write a 2-3-page paper on the strengths needed in the position you seek. As you assess your strengths, skills, and values, it is time to identify a career field/industry that you are interested in exploring. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help you make better decisions.

• Introduce the position you seek and state four strengths needed for success in the role.
• Of these,what two strengths do you have? What are two strengths you need to develop? What have you been told you are good at?
• Conclusion/summary. Include the importance of determining one’s strengths and areas needing improvement.

NO PLAGARISM WORK….Assignment will be turn in on Turnitin

ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION

Due Date

Monday, January 25, 2016

9:00 AM

Points Possible

200

View Rubric

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Demand Estimation

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Imagine that you work for the maker of a leading brand of low-calorie, frozen microwavable food that estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April.

For a refresher on independent and dependent variables, please go to Sophia’s Website and review the Independent and Dependent Variables tutorial, located at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/independent-and-dependent-variables–3.

Option 1

Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.

QD       =          – 5200 – 42P + 20PX + 5.2I + 0.20A + 0.25M

(2.002)  (17.5) (6.2)    (2.5)   (0.09)   (0.21)

R2 = 0.55           n = 26               F = 4.88

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q          =          Quantity demanded of 3-pack units

P (in cents)       =          Price of the product = 500 cents per 3-pack unit

PX (in cents)     =          Price of leading competitor’s product = 600 cents per 3-pack unit

I (in dollars)       =          Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area

(SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,500

A (in dollars)     =          Monthly advertising expenditures = $10,000

M                     =          Number of microwave ovens sold in the SMSA in which the supermarkets are located = 5,000

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.

2. Determine the implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short-term and long-term pricing strategies. Provide a rationale in which you cite your results.

3. Recommend whether you believe that this firm should or should not cut its price to increase its market share. Provide support for your recommendation.

4. Assume that all the factors affecting demand in this model remain the same, but that the price has changed. Further assume that the price changes are 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 cents.

a. Plot the demand curve for the firm.

b. Plot the corresponding supply curve on the same graph using the following MC / supply function Q = -7909.89 + 79.1P with the same prices.

c. Determine the equilibrium price and quantity.

d. Outline the significant factors that could cause changes in supply and demand for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food. Determine the primary manner in which both the short-term and the long-term changes in market conditions could impact the demand for, and the supply, of the product.

5. Indicate the crucial factors that could cause rightward shifts and leftward shifts of the demand and supply curves for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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:

• Analyze how production and cost functions in the short run and long run affect the strategy of individual firms.
• Apply the concepts of supply and demand to determine the impact of changes in market conditions in the short run and long run, and the economic impact on a company’s operations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.
• Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 2: Research in Application

Tasks:

What are the roles of descriptive research within quantitative research designs? Why is descriptive research important to industrial/organizational (I/O) professionals? With these questions in mind, read the following article from Argosy University online library resources:

• The Effectiveness of Sign Prompts to Increase Hand Washing Behaviors in Restrooms

Based on this article, answer the following:

• Explain the use of descriptive research within the article’s study.
• Which aspects of this study would fall under the category of descriptive?

An institutional review board (IRB) is an independent ethics review board designated by an institution to review all proposed research involving human subjects that will be affiliated with that institution. Without institutional review board (IRB) approval, research involving human subjects cannot be conducted. Answer the following:

• Describe why the institutional review board (IRB) would object to the use of direct observation of hand washing in this particular study.
• Explain how a work organization might make use of these findings in terms of managing human resources and developing employee-oriented policies.
• Use the following headings to organize your report:
  • The role and importance of descriptive research in industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology
  • Article summary
    • Descriptive research
    • Institutional review board (IRB) and ethical issues
  • Human Resources (HR) implications from this study
  • Conclusion
  • References

Your report should be a Microsoft Word document, approximately 3–5 pages in length, utilizing a minimum of three scholarly sources. Make sure to employ proper grammar and spelling and apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

Submission Details:

• By Wednesday, January 20, 2016, save your report as M2_A2_ LastName_FirstInitial.doc and submit it to the M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Create a detailed report that will be presented to a local city council, for your city. If you are unable to find local information, select your state capitol.

Using statistical data on your state’s crime rates for the most recent year—including mean, median, and mode—create a report to be presented to your local city council containing the following information in a bar or pie chart:

Discussing the Mean, Median and Mode in regards to EACH OF these questions problems:

1.     Part I violent crime (4 specific types)

2.     Part I property crime (4 specific types)

3.     Calls for service

4.     Clearance rates

5.     Arrest rates

6.     Number of police officers per population

7.     Gender and racial composition of police department and composition of city as a percentage

8.     Recidivism rate for individuals on probation

9.     Recidivism rate for individuals on parole

Use the following links for examples and help creating charts:

• Click here for examples of analytical trends and charts.

If CTRL+clicking “here” doesn’t work, here’s the link: http://www.iaca.net/dc_sample_products.asp

• Click here for examples of evaluation and assessment reports and charts.

If CTR+clicking “here” doesn’t work, here’s the link: http://www.crimeanalysis.umd.edu/products.php

• Click here for help creating charts.

If CTRL+clicking “here” doesn’t work, here’s the link:https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-a-chart-0baf399e-dd61-4e18-8a73-b3fd5d5680c2?CorrelationId=cb6892f1-9289-42d9-8289-9e723560b5e9&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

References

The International Association of Crime Analysts. (2011). Sample analyst products. Retrieved from http://www.iaca.net/dc_sample_products.asp

Office. (2014). Create a chart. Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/create-a-chart-HP001233728.aspx

Additional NOTES:

Create a word document which substantively answers the following questions (listed in assignment with numbered-bullet points) with a Pie or Bar chart to coincide

Recommended that you use a city (Tacoma) or state you live in (Washington State) or the nearest biggest city in the state (Seattle) or State police/State police agencies.

What would you be doing?  You’ll be writing a detailed report/written presentation (I’m the analyst) looking at statistics and presenting this report to that governing body (city council or state legislature)

• Use the year 2014 if the 2015 year isn’t available

(Learning Objectives 4, 5, 6: Analyze the impact of business transactions on accounts; record (journalize and post) transactions in the books; construct and use a trial balance) During the first month of operation of Gordon Construction, Inc., completed the following transactions:
June
2
Gordon received $55,000 cash and issued common stock to the stockholders.
3 Purchased supplies, $3,000, and equipment, $5,200, on account.
4 Performed services for a client and received cash, $6,300.
7 Paid cash to acquire land, $37,000.
11 Performed services for a customer and billed the customer, $1,200. Johnson expects to collect within one month.
16 Paid partial for the equipment purchased June 3 on account $2,800.
17 Paid the telephone bill, $230.
18 Received partial payment from customer on account, $700.
22 Paid the water and electricity bills, $400.
29 Received $5,000 cash for repairing the pipes of a customer.
30 Paid employee salary, $4,300.
30 Declared and paid dividends of $3,000.
▸Requirements
• 1. Record each transaction in the journal. Key each transaction by date. Explanations are not required.
• 2. Post the transactions to the T-accounts, using transaction dates as posting references.
• 3. Prepare the trial balance of Gordon Construction, Inc., at June 30, 20xx.
• 4. The manager asks you how much in total resources the business has to work with and, how much it owes.

This course is Real Estate, not Marketing

Week 7 – Short Paper

Go back to your county or municipal offices/courthouse or research any available online equivalent offices. Research, the assessor’s and the auditor’s offices. Find out how properties are assessed for tax purposes and how property taxes are computed on them. Then, using a $100,000 valued house, go through the calculations. In addition, find out how a property owner can challenge the assessment if he or she feels it’s wrong.

Write your findings in a short paper. For additional details, refer to the Short Paper/Case Study Rubric document in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.

APA Guidelines Required (Title Page, Abstract, Running Head and properly cited references). Questions, see the Purdue Owl website https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Instruction:

Please compose a 2-3 page response to the statement above.

Follow the rubric requirements (attached).

Sources must be cited with APA format.

Plagiarism is unacceptable. Must be less than 20% copied from source.