Day: March 12, 2018

How do the text Doll’s house and Pretty Women explore the theme of gender?

The topic is communicated accurately and effectively.
Descriptor
• Identification and explanation of the research topic is effectively communicated; the purpose and focus of the research is clear and appropriate.
The research question is clearly stated and focused.
• The research question is clear and addresses an issue of research that is
appropriately connected to the discussion in the essay.
Methodology of the research is complete.
• An appropriate range of relevant source(s) and/or method(s) have been applied
in relation to the topic and research question.
• There is evidence of effective and informed selection of sources and/or
methods.

Knowledge and understanding is excellent.
• The selection of source materials is clearly relevant and appropriate to the
research question.
• Knowledge of the topic/discipline(s)/issue is clear and coherent and sources are
used effectively and with understanding.
Use of terminology and concepts is good.
• The use of subject-specific terminology and concepts is accurate and consistent,
demonstrating effective knowledge and understanding.

The research is excellent.
• The research is appropriate to the research question and its application is
consistently relevant.
Analysis is excellent.
• The research is analysed effectively and clearly focused on the research
question; the inclusion of less relevant research does not significantly detract
from the quality of the overall analysis.
• Conclusions to individual points of analysis are effectively supported by the
evidence.
Discussion/evaluation is excellent.
• An effective and focused reasoned argument is developed from the research
with a conclusion reflective of the evidence presented.
This reasoned argument is well structured and coherent; any minor inconsistencies do not hinder the strength of the overall argument or the final or summative conclusion.
• The research has been critically evaluated.
Presentation is good.
• The structure of the essay clearly is appropriate in terms of the expected
conventions for the topic, the argument and subject in which the essay is
registered.
• Layout considerations are present and applied correctly.
• The structure and layout support the reading, understanding and evaluation of
the extended essay.
Engagement is excellent.
• Reflections on decision-making and planning are evaluative and include
reference to the student’s capacity to consider actions and ideas in response to
setbacks experienced in the research process.
• These reflections communicate a high degree of intellectual and personal
engagement with the research focus and process of research, demonstrating authenticity, intellectual initiative and/or creative approach in the student voice.

Asset Resource Management

Assignment 4: Asset Resource Management

Task 1. Select a imaging modality and create business plan for the purchase of that capital equipment by conducting an evaluation in collaboration with organization stakeholders (Physicians, Finance, Materials Management, etc.) to provide optimal technology.

Knowledge:
1. Modality appropriateness (why this, why now)
2. evaluate: Price, service, and value-added negotiation techniques
3. Investigate what type of Contract would be needed to purchase that equipment
4. present a executive summary and business plan for the purchase of that equipment that could be used to present to the decision makers at your institution

Evaluate:
5. Equipment safety (radiation, ergonomics, general)
6. Different types of equipment and their capabilities
7. Service and maintenance programs

Skills needed:
1. Interpreting equipment specifications
2. Communicating and attaining (developing) consensus with stakeholders
3. Applying radiation and general safety requirements (regulatory issues)
4. Negotiating contracts

Task 2. Manage projects effectively by empowering appropriate employee teams to implement projects that support strategic plans. Using the equipment you selected from task #1 about develop a team that would be needed to provide the needed input and support for the purchase of that equipment. Explain and justify each person who would need to be on that team and why you would need to include them. Also include what each person's role would be for the completion of the project.

Do research on the following:
1. Project management principles
2. Staff capabilities
3. Time management principles

Skills needed to complete this assessment:
1. Reading and interpreting financial reports
2. Collaborating with interdepartmental organization stakeholders
3. Communicating orally and through written documents
4. Applying project management principles
5. Organizing project teams
6. Managing project teams
7. Monitoring project teams and their results

Public Health Nursing Assessment

As a public health nurse at a free clinic, you are assessing and interviewing a 21-year-old woman who has come to the clinic because shedoesn’t have any energy and hasn’t felt good in weeks. During the interview, you learn that she averages one meal per day, smokes up to two packs of cigarettes per day, and rummages through trash to find items she can sell to purchase food, snacks, and cigarettes. She admits to using street drugs every once in a while when she can find someone who will share with her. She admits her life is a mess and she doesn’tknow how to make it better.
• What data can you gather based on available client information?
• What questions should you ask yourself while interviewing this client?
• During planning, how can you, as the nurse, best assist this client?
• What are the potential strategies that would assist the client to a “better” life?
Your paper should be 2 pages in length, in APA format, typed in Times New Roman with 12-point font, and double-spaced with 1” margins. If outside sources are used, they must be cited appropriately.

You have a portfolio comprised of 10000 Japanese Yen and 5000 Swiss Franc. Assume today’s rates are USD/CHF 1.0 and USD/JPY 100. Using historical values of exchange rates of these currencies against the US dollar (use Federal Reserve’s website), calculate the VAR of your portfolio (in dollars) for daily returns with 95% confidence. (Use the values of these rates between 12/16/2013 to 12/31/2013 as the sample for bootstrapping). Use Excel spreadsheet to show your work. Explain how you can hedge your portfolio against the exchange-rates exposure?

Journaling Assignment

Complete the Subjective Values Inventory in Lewicki et al. (2014). Think about a past negotiation you were involved in, whether work or personal. Use the outcomes of that negotiation to answer the questions in the SVI exercise. A scoring key has been provided to you via attachment. Once completed, indicate your results/interpretations and reflections in a one-page reflection that discusses insights gained from the assessment including your strengths, improvement areas, and one or more actions you will take to enhance your effectiveness.
The Subjective Value Inventory (SVI) is a questionnaire designed to measure social psychological outcomes of a negotiation, such as satisfaction, interpersonal rapport, and impressions of oneself. 
 

Health care delivery system

1. Given the increasing longevity of Americans and the costs of providing long-term care, anticipation of the costs should be a major element of every family's financial planning. Current information suggests however, that very few families or individuals give this consideration. What factors might impede this advance planning? What measures might be effective in raising awareness among Americans about this important matter?
2. Identify the major factors that have resulted in the shift in utilization from inpatient hospitalization to ambulatory care services. What are the implications of this shift for hospitals, consumers, and the health care delivery system as a whole?
3. The recipients of mental health services in the US represent only a small percentage of those in need of services. Discuss the factors that impede access to mental illness treatment.

Final Presentation for Company B

At the end of the course, you will prepare a presentation as if it was meant for your Board of Directors or Shareholders. 
Your presentation should include the following topics and slides:
• A brief review of the financial and strategic performance of your company during the time you and have run the company.
This review should consist of charts showing the following:
o Trends in the company’s annual total revenues
o Trends in the company’s annual earnings per share (EPS)
o Trends in the company’s annual return on equity investment (ROE)
o Trends in the company’s annual credit rating
o Trends in the company’s year-end stock price
o Trends in the company’s annual image rating
o Trends in global unit sales (both branded and private-label footwear)
o Trends in the company’s global market share
There is a Performance Summary containing bar graphs showing your company’s performance on each of the above eight performance indicators. To create charts showing your company’s trends for these eight measures, simply double-click on the bar graphs to save the graph as an image locally.
Other slides required in the presentation include:
• A slide describing your strategic vision for the company.
• A slide that shows what performance targets for EPS, ROE, credit rating, and image rating you would set for each of the next two years (assuming the simulation were to continue). You may also want to include global market share and/or stock price targets as well.
• A slide that sets forth your company’s competitive strategy in branded footwear in some detail and how that strategy has evolved over the years you have managed the company. You may need to have more than one slide here if your company’s strategy in branded footwear varies markedly from geographic region to geographic region or if your strategy for branded sales to retailers differs in important ways from your strategy for Internet sales.
• A slide that sets forth your company’s competitive strategy in private-label in some detail and how that strategy has evolved over the years. More than one slide may be needed if your company’s strategy in private-label footwear varies markedly from one geographic region to another.
• A slide showing your company’s production strategy and work force compensation strategy
• A slide describing your company’s finance strategy (as concerns dividends, use of debt versus equity, stock issues/repurchases, actions to achieve/maintain a strong credit rating, etc.) You should clearly describe your company’s dividend policy during the period you have managed the company. Here, you should also set forth what sort of dividend increases, if any, you would likely consider paying out in the next two upcoming years (given the EPS targets you have established).
• A slide showing (1) those companies you consider to be your strongest/closest competitors in branded footwear as of the last year or two of the simulation and (2) those companies that are your strongest/closest competitors in the private-label segment of the marketplace.
• One or more slides detailing the actions you would take to out-compete these close rivals in the next two years (assuming the simulation continues for several more years). Since the actions may differ as between branded and private-label footwear, you may well need 2 slides here.
• A set of slides detailing the “lessons learned” about crafting a winning strategy and about what the managers of a company should or should not do for a company to be financially and competitively successful in a head-to-head battle against shrewdly-managed rival companies.
 

GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY ENVIRONMENT REPORT

Global Cybersecurity Environment Report
Throughout this project, you have researched and considered global cybersecurity issues, technologies, and related policies. You have evaluated various countries and international organizations. It is now time to compose your consultant's report to GlobalOutreach documenting your findings. Refer to the instruction for the Global Cybersecurity Environment Report for additional guidelines.

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have incorporated all of them in your work.
2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem 
under critical consideration.
7.2: Evaluate international cybersecurity policy.
8.2: Evaluate specific cybersecurity threats and the combination 
of technologies and policies that can counter them.
Guideline for this project is also attached.
References less than 5 years old.

Advanced Phishing Scams for Intelligence Purposes

The goal of this assignment is to present a clear research proposal. Research proposal should be
between 5-6 pages in length, not including preliminary source list and references.

Please see http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/researchproposal
which gives an excellent explanation of the purpose for research proposals and tips for organization. 
 

Collecting Quantitative Data

To prepare:
Review this week’s media presentation and consider Dr. Pothoff’s comments on sampling.
Recall the research problem, question, and hypothesis you developed in Week 2’s Discussion. With this in mind, ask yourself: What population is most relevant, and accessible, for exploring my research problem?
Consider how you could reach this target population to gather data. What are some challenges you might encounter?
Determine a data collection approach for your target population. Develop an informed rationale for selecting that approach.
By Day 3
Post a cohesive response that addresses the following questions:
What are the researchable populations in your area of practice? Which would be most appropriate for use in your research study?
What are the challenges of obtaining a sample from this population? How could you address those challenges?
What approach would you use to collect data from the sample? Provide a rationale for the approach you choose based on this week’s Learning Resources.