Day: February 18, 2020

Case Study 1 2020

February 18, 2020 2 Comments Business & Finance

 

CASE STUDY

Background

 You are the new administrator of the Miami Medical Group, a 39 physician multi-specialty group practice. You have 10 years of industry experience and an MHA from FAU. The physicians in the group have always been very conservative in dealing with the groups finances.  In the past, the group has never kept in the bank but has distributed it to the doctors.  As the group has grown over the past few years, younger physicians have decided to make changes and update their business practices.  The younger physicians now control the Board of Directors. You have asked by the board chairman to design a cash management program that will benefit the practice but keep the older doctors pacified. 

The Miami Medical Group occupies a 15,000 square foot building, which houses the majority of the physicians and all of the ancillary services.  The group also operates 3 5,000 square foot practices geographically dispersed throughout Miamis various ethnic communities.  The group generates $8,673,000 per year in revenue with 69% operating expenses.

Issues

As you begin to design the cash management system, you realize the scope of the assignment is much greater.  Cash management only looks at immediate needs, while looming changes on the forefront will dictate the need for a more sophisticated planning process that accounts for the sustainability and viability of the organization for the future.

Many factors complicate the financial planning process, including:

  • The Act will be fully implemented in 2014.
  • The reimbursement model is changing from fee for service.
  • Federal, state, and local regulation and scrutiny of organizations is increasing.
  • Regulators are looking at income within medical groups.

Assignment

This assignment includes both a presentation and a memo:

  • Prepare an outline of your cash management plan for presentation to the board.  In addition, prepare 2 PowerPoint slides summarizing your plan to use at the board meeting. 
  • Prepare a 2-page memo explaining all of the critical issues facing the group on the financial landscape, and explain how the doctors will ultimately benefit from the plan. You must read 4 6 peer-reviewed journal articles, and use the information from them to support your outline, presentation, and memo. Your goal is to demonstrate to the doctors your plan is sound and meets the anticipated changes facing them.   

 The memo format requirements are as follows:

  • Do not exceed 2 pages
  • Use a 12-point font
  • Use full-block formatsingle space within paragraphs, and double space between them
  • Use standard memo format (To, From, Date, Subject [no Dear . . . . salutation or Sincerely closethose conventions are for letters, not memo)
  • Use APA format to your sourcesparenthetical references within the memo and the corresponding reference list at the end of the memo
  • Credit your sources for the presentation as well

Rubric

Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1)Written Grading Rubric (AW) (1)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAccuracy10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReference List10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn Text Citations and Paraphrasing10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCreative Thinking10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePrecision10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMechanics10.0 ptsExcellent7.0 ptsGood3.0 ptsSatisfactory0.0 ptsPoor10.0 pts

 

The Crucile

February 18, 2020 2 Comments English and Literature, MLA

Paragraph 1:
Thesis: People that act without integrity will most likely make choices.
1 body paragraphs that will support my thesis including evidence from the book and analysis.

Paragraph 2:
Thesis:
1 body paragraph that will support thesis 2 with evidence directly from the book and analysis.

And a conclusion.

julius Caesar newspaper

February 18, 2020 3 Comments English and Literature, MLA

You will write a newspaper article the day after the Ides of March (March 15th). FYI, it would have been called The 17th day before the Kalends of April). Kalends was the first day of the month. It would have been written: a.d. XVII Kal. Apr. (a.d. means ante diem, the day before) l

1) give background information, when and how the conspiracy was formed (acts 1 and 2) 2) who were the conspirators (act2)
3) from interviewing witnesses, mention the warnings from the Soothsayer and Calpurnia and Caesars reaction to these warnings. (act 2)
4) you must talk about the reasons for the conspiracy (acts 2 and 3)
5) Antonys funeral speech (act 3)
6) and speculate (make guesses about what will happen to Rome after Caesars death. (Acts 4 and 5)
7) Give your article a headline make it short and catchy, for example, Murder in the Senate or Death Comes on the Ides Newspaper articles are patterned on the following: Who, what, when, where, why and how you must answer those questions in your article The Inverted Pyramid style, meaning the most important information goes first and the least important or background goes last. In this case, the last bit of information would be background on Caesar. For example, Julius Caesar was born onin the town ofHe rose to fame through his many military exploits and ended up serving. Your final article must be typed, double spaced with an attention-grabbing headline. It must be grammatically sound with proper spelling and punctuation use (use modern English to keep things simple).

The Project Control Plan

February 18, 2020 6 Comments Business & Finance

 

This week, your course project is due for final submission. The deliverables for Week 5 are:

  • The project control plan
  • The project closeout plan

The project control plan: 

  • Propose the reports and control mechanisms that the project manager  and the team will use to track the project. The plan should include the  details of performance measurement that defines which variables will be  measured, how they will be measured, and when they will be measured. The  measurable objectives should be identified as milestones on the Gantt  chart. You may use Microsoft Project to develop a baseline for your  project plan.
  • Project evaluation and reporting will also explain how a project  manager will communicate performance evaluation results to management  and to the customer. This will include the results of performing the  cost and schedule variance analyses and a risk analysis, formulating  cost or schedule or performance alternatives, forecasting budget and  schedule completion, employing the methods of taking corrective actions,  and managing expectations.

The project closeout plan:

  • The plan should propose the method of determining when the project  has met its objectives and the method of determining when the project  will be terminated. In the closeout plan, discuss the closing of the  project, reassigning personnel, and delivering materials purchased under  the contract.
  • Include a summary of lessons learned in developing the project  management plan along with recommendations and follow-up work, as  needed.

Submission Details:

  • Submit your 8-10 page paper in a Microsoft Word document, using APA style. 100% original, no plagiarism. (I have also attached previous weeks assignments to aid you in this assignment) Please utilize previous assignments to assist with this 8-10 page paper. 

Assignment

February 18, 2020 1 Comment Computer Science

 

Please review Chapter 32: Constructive Dialogue and ERM: Lessons from the Financial Crisis Case and provide response for following questions.

1. What are the preconditions for conducting constructive dialogue in an organization?

2. Is effective risk management possible without constructive dialogue?

3. What are the forces that tend to undermine effective risk management in an organization?

4. Given its obvious value in helping an organization to understand the major risks that could prevent it from accomplishing its mission and objectives, why was the financial sector, including a risk-sensitive organization such as Goldman Sachs, so slow in adopting ERM?

You are required to respond to the questions thoroughly, in 250 -to-300 words for each question. Be sure to include at least three reference sources. APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed.

Week Four–Who is God? (Markey)–February 16

February 18, 2020 3 Comments APA, Philosophy

Week Four–Who is God? (Markey)–February 16
READ: Who is God: Catholic Perspectives through the Ages by John Markey (Chapter One) God: Scriptural  and Cultural Conceptions, pp. 15-46.

ANSWER:

What is the difference between a contract and a covenant, as the latter term is used in the Hebrew Scriptures? What does this distinction imply about the relationship between God and the Hebrew people?               
What are the attributes of God revealed by Jesus in the Gospels, and how are those attributes developed in the Creed?
How did Christian culture both assimilate and critique Hellenistic culture?
What are two approaches to understanding the Christian doctrine of the Trinity?
How did the Cappadocians and St. Augustine represent two different approaches not only to the doctrine of the Trinity but also to Christian theology as a whole?

Encryption Lab

February 18, 2020 No Comments Information Systems

 

  • If you are using Windows please download and install VMWare Player or Virtual Box and install Kali Linux
  • If you are using macOS, you may install Kali Linux as shown here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTy69Ub86fA or simply use Python at the command line
  • Using one of the links given below, encrypt or decrypt a file or phrase.  Demonstrate using the example given.
  • Make a few changes and see if you get similar results
  • Submit a single Word Document with screen shots explaining which video you followed and the results you got.
  • It does not have to be strict APA format, but be sure to cite your sources
  1. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign services in accordance with the ; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

PC Build Manual

February 18, 2020 3 Comments Computer Science

  

You will provide a comprehensive and detailed manual documenting the step-by-step process for building a computer using the components provided in LabSim 14.1: Build a Computer from Scratch. The manual will be used by entry-level technicians, so it should be clear, concise, and formatted using the , with screenshots of each step from LabSim 14.1. Your manual should be similar to step-by-step instructions on . Note carefully how in this example, not only is each step described individually, and in detail, but also there is a visual representation of each step. You should model your submission along the same lines. Keep in mind that your manual will be used as a guide for new technicians.

The manual should not document how to complete a LabSim section; rather, it should provide detailed instructions on how to build an actual computer for a potential customer:

Accounting

February 18, 2020 4 Comments Business & Finance

 

Imagine that the CFO of your manufacturing company is seeking your help regarding a decision to switch to an Activity Based Costing system from their traditional Absorption Costing system due to numerous complaints from managers about inaccurate product costs. He has invited you to attend the next executive management meeting to unpack the differences between these two costing systems so they can make an informed decision.

Create an original presentation comparing these two costing methods. He has asked you to keep it brief, professional, and easy to understand. He wants to see which costs will be affected, but he does not want to see too many confusing numbers. Make it interesting and easy to understand. Without the full support of top management, the CFO says this new costing method will be doomed to fail. 

Your presentation should be recorded as though you are in the board room presenting–do not just read the slides! Include at least one costing example for each method. Clearly state your recommended method in your presentation. Microsoft PowerPoint has excellent design templates to make a professional presentation. Your presentation should include either notes of what you would say in a live presentation, or recorded narration. Here are some

Include references and an APA-style reference slide