The purpose of this assignment is to analyze and synthesize project management topics. To do this, research a journal article (must be a scholarly journal article) about one of the project management topics discussed in this week’s reading and write a summary in a 2-3 page APA-formatted Word document that includes proper in-text citations and references.
Day: February 16, 2020
Use this information for the questions:
Royal Dutch Schell is very successfull in the European Union and the third oil and gas company in the world. the history starts with the company The Royal Dutch Shell Group was created in April 1907 through the amalgamation of two rival companies The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and of the Netherlands and the Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited of the United Kingdom. The objectives are to engage efficiently, responsibly and profitably in the oil, gas, chemicals and other selected businesses and to participate in the search for and development of other sources of energy. The advantage of my choice is Shell has extensive crude oil assets, the fact is that about 48% of overall production comes from natural gas. another advantage is shell uses exploration and development of energy projects. The disadvantage is the deep water drilling and tar sand harvesting. Another disadvantage is that they agressivly cuts cost. The MNC might may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country probably because they believe that the currency of country that they invest will appreciate in future. The financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country because they want to diversify their credit so that they are not dependent on single country’s economic conditions.
The most popular way for international expansion is for a local firm to acquire foreign companies. One of the most benefits for international expansion is global distribution capability that helps expanding the market share.There are different implications of running a company that is within or outside of the European Union. If you were the head of a firm based in the United States, please answer the following questions, providing the rationale behind your answers:
- Would you seek to acquire a company within the European Union or outside of it? Why?
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the choice you made.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages inherent in the option you did not choose.
- Explain why an MNC may invest funds in a financial market outside its own country.
- Explain why some financial institutions prefer to provide credit in financial markets outside their own country.
Is the GDP Still Accurate in the Digital Age?
GDP is the sum of all income earned in a country during a year. Alternatively, it can be thought of as the value of all production in an economy during a year. But do income and production measure happiness?The way we measure GDP can both overstate and understate peoples happiness and well-being. It understates economic activity and well-being when it does not take into account production that is not exchanged in a market (grandma providing free baby-sitting) and leisure time. It overstates well-being when two otherwise identical activities are measured the same even though one produces more pollution.
Reply to these questions to begin your discussion:
- Should we continue to measure GDP as we do now? If you dont think it should be changed, explain your reasoning. If you think it should be changed, what changes would you recommend, and why?
Select an ethnic minority group that is represented in the United States (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander). Using health information available from Healthy People, the CDC, and other relevant government websites, analyze the health status for this group.
In a paper of 1,000-1,250 words, compare and contrast the health status of your selected minority group to the national average. Include the following:
- Describe the ethnic minority group selected. Describe the current health status of this group. How do race and ethnicity influence health for this group?
- What are the health disparities that exist for this group? What are the nutritional challenges for this group?
- Discuss the barriers to health for this group resulting from culture, socioeconomics, education, and sociopolitical factors.
- What health promotion activities are often practiced by this group?
- Describe at least one approach using the three levels of health promotion prevention (primary, secondary, and tertiary) that is likely to be the most effective in a care plan given the unique needs of the minority group you have selected. Provide an explanation of why it might be the most effective choice.
- What cultural beliefs or practices must be considered when creating a care plan? What cultural theory or model would be best to support culturally competent health promotion for this population? Why?
Cite at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and public health content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
REFERENCES THAT CAN USE
Read Chapter 3 in Health Promotion: Health and Wellness Across the Continuum.
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Explore the resources available on the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.
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Explore the resources available on the Minority Health page of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.
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Explore the resources available on the Minority Health page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.
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Explore the resources available at the Minority Health – Resources page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.
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Explore the resources available on the Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations page of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website. These materials will be useful in completing the assignment for this topic.
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Explore the Healthy People 2020 website.
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Prompt: After reviewing your proposal outline, your boss has strongly recommended that you identify options for implementing your capital proposal. Wanting to submit a successful proposal and earn a $2,500 bonus, you plan to do just that. Previously, you created a departmental budget that considered the costs and revenue associated with your capital budget item. For Milestone Three, youll go one step further and research the options for implementing your capital budget item(s). This research will culminate in a short paper identifying the capital item(s) you are proposing, describing: I. Impacts and Justification A. Short-Term Impact: What short-term impact will this request have on the overall financial statements used for decision making and on financial planning? B. Long-Term Impact: What long-term impact will this request have on the overall financial statements used for decision making and on financial planning? C. Cost-Benefit: What is the percentage increase in financial need? How does this balance with the potential value added by your requests? What is the cost-benefit of these requests? D. Strategic Planning: Provide an explanation for each budget request in your proposal, taking into consideration strategic plans. How do your budget requests show strategic planning and forethought? E. Conflicts: Describe the strategic impact and any potential ways in which your recommendations might conflict with the overall strategic vision. When discussing the benefits, indicate whether your proposal will affect each of the key healthcare operating indicators and why the proposal will or will not have that affect. Requirements of submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two- to three-page document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, using APA for citations.
This assignment is to solve the Sudoku puzzle that is showing in the attachment using an Excel Spreadsheet. You will have to research how to set up and get Excel to solve the puzzle for you. You will write a summary of what you did, how you did it and what your thoughts of the project are. Was it a learning experience? Did you enjoy it? Where did you find information on how to set it up?
Statistical application and the interpretation of data is important in health care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the significance of statistical application in health care. Include the following:
- Describe the application of statistics in health care. Specifically discuss its significance to quality, safety, health promotion, and leadership.
- Consider your organization or specialty area and how you utilize statistical knowledge. Discuss how you obtain statistical data, how statistical knowledge is used in day-to-day operations and how you apply it or use it in decision making.
Three peer-reviewed, scholarly or professional references are required.
PROFESSOR’S INSTRUCTIONS:
In your opinion, out of all these scientific discoveries you read about this week, what is THE most important one that made the most impact on our lives?
(Powerpoint for the readings is attached)
Learn more about the scientist behind this discovery.
Choose one scientist discussed in the weeks lecture or any scientist that lived before the XVIII century (google for ideas).
– Describe the life and the significance of his/her scientific achievements for the years to come.
– Indicate what caught your attention to choose this person.
– Include at least 2 references other than the lecture.
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
– introduction on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
– history of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (the processes – countries involved ……. )
– advantages of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
– disadvantages/ weaknesses of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty
– conclusion
ALL ACADEMIC RESOURCES
Analyze the case study below and respond to the questions at the end.
7.3 Case Study 1: Stalking
7.3.1 Incident
A supervisor called the employee relations office to request a meeting of the workplace violence team for assistance in handling a situation. He was counseling one of his employees about her frequent unscheduled absences, when she told him a chilling story of what she had been going through for the past year. She broke up with her boyfriend a year earlier, and he stalked her ever since. He called her several times a week, and she would hang up immediately. He would show up wherever she went on the weekends and would stare at her from a distance. He often parked his car down the block from her home and sat there. He made it known he had a gun.
7.3.2 Response
This agency’s plan called for the initial involvement of security, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and employee relations in cases involving stalking. The security officer, the EAP counselor, and employee relations specialist met first with the supervisor, and then with the employee and supervisor together. At the meeting with the employee, after learning as much of the background as possible, they gave her some initial suggestions:
Contact her local police and file a report;
Ask them to assess her security at home and make recommendations for improvements;
Log all future contacts with the stalker and clearly record the date, time, and nature of the contact;
Let voicemail screen incoming phone calls; Contact her phone company to report the situation;
Give permission to let her co-workers know what was going on (she would not agree to do this); and
Vary daily routine :
Go to different shop;
Take different routes;
Run errands at different times; and
Report to work on a variable schedule.
The team then created the following plan:
Employee Relations Specialist: acted as coordinator of the response effort. He made a written report of the situation and kept it updated. He kept the team members, the supervisor, and the employee apprised of what the others were doing to resolve the situation. He also looked into the feasibility of relocating the employee to another worksite.
Security Officer: reported the situation to the local police immediately. With the employee’s consent, she also called the police where the employee lived to learn what steps they could take to help the employee. She offered to coordinate and exchange information with them. The security officer arranged for increased surveillance of the building and circulated photos of the stalker to all building guards with instructions to detain him if he showed up at the building. She brought a tape recorder to the employee’s desk and showed her the best way to tape any future voice mail messages from the stalker. She also contacted the agency’s phone company to arrange for its involvement in the case.
EAP Counselor: provided support and counseling for both the employee and the supervisor throughout the time this was going on. He suggested local organizations that could help the employee. He also tried to convince her to tell co-workers about the situation.
The Union: arranged to sponsor a session on stalking in order to raise the consciousness of agency employees about the problem in general.
After a week, when the employee finally agreed to tell co-workers what was going on, the EAP counselor and security officer jointly held a meeting with the whole work group to discuss any fears or concerns they had, and give advice on how they could help with the situation.
7.3.3 Resolution
In this case, the employee’s co-workers were supportive and wanted to help. They volunteered to watch out for the stalker and to follow other security measures recommended by the security specialist. The stalker ended up in jail because he tried to break into the employee’s home while armed with a gun. The security officer believed the local police were able to be more responsive in this situation because they had been working together with agency security on the case.
7.3.4 Questions for the Agency Planning Group
What would you do in a similar situation if your agency does not have security guards?
Source: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ISC%20Violence%20in%20%20the%20Federal%20Workplace%20Guide%20April%202013.pdf
