Question 1. Critique the 4 goals that create the framework for accomplishing homeland security. Make a suggestion that could potantially improve the framework. Justify your suggestion.

4 goals are:

1. Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks 2. Protect the american people, our critical infrastructure, and key resources 3. Respond to and respond to incidents that do occur 4. Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our long-term success.

 

Question 2.

The National Strategy for homeland security is one of 2 documents that served as the foundation for the Department of Homeland Security.  Chose one section of The National Strategy for Homeland Security and argue why it is important subject of the document.

 

Speculate the affect of the homeland security measure, modification, or current event you read about. Cite your article.

 

1 paragraph for each answer please.

Workforce Issues on Patient Safety

 

In this assignment, you will consider how workforce issues impact patient safety.

Please do in Apa format and cite sources.

 

 

 

Identify the methodology, design, and rationale of the following titles.

 

1. Exploring the rate of seasonal-pattern depression in an Inuit community

 

2. Democracy in America

 

3. The relationship between compassion fatigue and burnout among critical care nurses

 

4. Two drugs for Alzheimer’s show promise

 

5. Evaluating technology with student success

 

6. Factors that influence weight control among women

 

7. The meaning of living with brain injury and stroke 10 years after the injury

 

8. Exploring the beliefs of healing among Aborigines

Homework Assignment 2

Due in Week 2 and worth 30 points

Answer the following questions in the space provided below:

TYPE EACH QUESTION BEFORE ANSWER THEM, WRITE ON YOUR OWN WORDS

Explain the importance of variation to health-care organizations and answer the following questions.

1. What might be the key processes for health-care organizations?
2. What are the potential common causes of variation that would have an impact on the key processes of health-care organizations?
3. What special causes might be more important than the others?
4. How might health-care organizations’ business environment be dynamic and change over time?

Clearly there is a relationship between obesity and lack of exercise and poor diet.  In addition, most philosophers throughout the history of the world have agreed that happiness will, at some point, require meaningful relationships with other human beings.  However, what is not clear about your examples is the difference between causally dependent and causally necessary.  Your definitions almost seem as though these two concepts are interchangeable.  On your view, is causal dependence the same as causally necessary?  Why/why not?

The public accounting profession is quite competitive and it is through the effective use of technology that one can maintain a competitive edge. For example, an auditor can usually complete an audit engagement in less time–and be surer of his/her findings–than he/she would be without using technology in his/her audit. This will permit the auditor to charge less for his/her work and to obtain more clients. And, if his/her findings can be supported, he/she will be less likely to experience legal ramifications (from the SEC, from stockholders, and so on).

• Discuss some other changes you think will occur in the way financial information is gathered, processed, and communicated as a result of increasingly sophisticated IT.
• Discuss several career opportunities available to students who combine a study of accounting with course work in AISs, information systems, and/or computer science. Can you think of other jobs where these skill sets would be desirable?
• “When we computerize an AIS, we merely change how the data is processed; we don’t change what tasks are performed.” Do you agree? Give examples to support your position.

Grading Criteria
Analyze the given situation in the IP.	50%
Additional research supporting the initial answer to the IP.	30%
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience.	20%

Please submit your assignment.

 

 

Needs to be 1-2 pages

Week 1 Discussion

The Four Functions of Managers

Your readings this week introduced you to the four managerial functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The readings also explained the significance of these four functions to managerial success and the role that personal values play in managing.

Post by Day 3 a 150- to 500-word statement that answers both of the following questions:

• How does each of the four functions of managers contribute to organizational success?
• How might a manager’s value system impact her/his approach to the various functions?

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite all sources using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

You are encouraged to enrich your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights.

Before you submit your initial post, edit your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

Respond by Day 6 with at least 75 words each to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question.
• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
• Offer and support an opinion.
• Make a suggestion.
• Expand on your colleague’s posting.

Please note that that you are expected to post and respond to class Discussions a minimum of 2 different days each week (1 day to submit your post, another to respond to your colleagues). Points will be deducted if you do not participate in the course Discussion on at least on 2 days during the week.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your posting and responses. Note what you have learned and the insights that you gained as a result of participating in this Discussion.

 

Required Resources

Readings

• Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Essentials of contemporary management (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Chapter 1, “The Management Process Today” (pp. 2–43)

    In this chapter, you will explore what it means to be a manager, including the various roles and functions that a manager fulfills. You will also be introduced to levels of management and the idea of building competitive advantage.

    Focus on the definitions provided throughout the chapter. Review and think about the examples and anecdotes provided that illustrate the major ideas being conveyed. Consider the challenges for management in a global environment. Ask yourself what management really is in the 21st century.

  • Chapter 2, “Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person” (pp. 44–77)

    In this chapter, you will look at the Big Five—personality traits, values, attitudes, moods, and emotion—that impact the organization. You will also explore the importance of understanding and managing one’s own behavior and what drives the behavior of your peers and employees.

    Focus on the definitions provided throughout the chapter. Review and think about the examples and anecdotes provided that illustrate the major ideas being conveyed. Consider the manager as a person, and not just as a function. Think about the idea of an organization having its own culture, and how that culture is created and sustained.

Continuing with the course project you started in Week 1, this week, you will interview a professional nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) who could be a mentor to you.

Tasks

Interview a professional nurse with a BSN who could be a mentor to you and who exemplifies the type of nurse you want to become.

Write a 1- to 2-page interview report. In your report, include the following:

• Identify and describe the attributes that make this nurse a role model for you.
• Explain the beliefs, values, attitudes, and philosophies this nurse demonstrates and relate it to your long-term goals.

• Describe the role of the nurse based on beliefs, values, attitudes, and philosophies.
• APA format

Using a combination approach of your own words and research to define a project.

What are five characteristics which help differentiate projects from other functions carried out in the daily operations of the organization? Why are these not the same?

How are projects linked to the strategic plan? Provide an example (choose from your own experience or outside research).

Original discussion thread post due by *Thursday at 11:55PM (EST)*.

This original post must contain a minimum of 300 words. Students must demonstrate critical thinking by paraphrasing the material into their own words (direct quotes should be used in a limited manner as this does not display critical thinking). All statements in the post that are not general knowledge should be cited to their source. Be sure to clearly relate the readings to the lesson concepts. Students may further synthesize this research relating to personal experiences. All citations should be in APA format with a reference listing at the bottom of the post in APA format (be sure to include a link to the website of your current event in the reference listing).

Performance Measurement Methods

Many managers assume that numbers do not lie but, when measuring performance, they often do not tell the whole story. For example, your organization’s sales may have increased 7% over the last year but there is no metric to show that the overall industry has increased 18%. Managers are not seeing the whole picture if they are viewing incorrect numbers or failing to consider qualitative data that may better place the numbers in context.

To Prepare for this Discussion, take a moment to review the articles “The Five Traps of Performance Measurement” (Likierman, 2009), and “Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great” (Raynor & Ahmed, 2013).

Post by Day 5, the following:

Describe how 2–3 of the specific methods discussed in the articles have been, or could be, used to improve performance in your organization or one with which you are familiar.

Respond by Day 7 to two or more of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Provide additional insight into the methods discussed by your peers to improve performance.
• Discuss alternative methods that might be used to improve performance in the organizations discussed by your peers.

Support your comments with your own experiences, the weekly resources, and/or additional research.