Day: October 6, 2020

Answer questions

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment Business and Management, Not applicable

3 essay questions (pick and answer only 3 out of 4 questions)

1.    Describe central banks response to the Global Financial Crisis 2007-2008. Please, explain quantitative easing and how it is implemented. What are the current positions of the FED, ECB, BoE, BoJ in terms of state of economies and programs that were designed to support the economies after the Global Financial Crisis 2007-2008

2.    Please, discuss advantages and disadvantages of fixed and floating exchange rate regimes. What attributes of the ideal currency can be achieved under fixed and floating exchange rates?

3.    Briefly describe central banks and governments response to economic slowdown caused by global pandemic (COVID-19) in the US, UK, Eurozone, Japan, and China. How are major world economies recovering from the economic impact of the pandemic?

4.    What is LIBOR? How is it determined/set? Why is it important? Why is it going to be replaced/phases out?

the problem with zoom and online education

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

I have poster templet I’ll copy paste the instruction hereRequest For Proposals (RFP)The last 6 months have necessitated shelter-at-home mandates around the world. As such, in-person meetings have been replaced with virtual meetings. Education, industries and organizations have had to switch gears quickly and adopt platforms for making in-person, real-time communication happen, even when people cannot be in the same room at the same time. One technological platform, Zoom, seems to have taken over as a dominant platform for such meetings. Disparate industries like home decorating, personal training, medicine, childrens camps, and book clubs have taken up Zooming in order to exchange information. Birthdays, family dinners, religious and cultural milestones and funerals now take place on Zoom. Such a platform is not without ethical issues and,as such, this RFP is seeking alternatives.Zoom meetings assume several things:  A) that participants have internet access at homeB) that participants are willing to share the sights and sounds of their private space with othersC) that their data is safe on the Zoom platform.1 page max for poster including technical description submitted as PDF.  1 page for explanatory paragraph (can be submitted as Word or PDF)Assignment type: IndividualIn Assignment #1, your will propose a poster presentation of the design/solution that addresses the RFP.  You will also submit an explanatory paragraph for why you made the preliminary design choices you did, as well as brief technical description of the design.Proposal topic/title*Propose a title for your design.  It should describe the content and direction of your project.Example title: Evaluation and proposal for updated elevator shaft in Jorgensen HallYour technical description and paragraph will identify: The preliminary details of your design.How you integrated the end user into your design.  (You should consider this from the RFP) You should provide a realistic,thorough and specific account of the end user and their needs.A problem statement section that responds to the RFP.  For example, The problem with X is Y, my proposed project will provide a solution to the problem/needs proposed in the RFPThe explanatory paragraph should address the impacts, aims and/or perspectives the final proposal will consider.  This section fleshes out the problem statement. How will your design address issues in the RFP?  What do you want to know, prove, demonstrate, analyse, test, investigate or examine?Methodology -How do you anticipate you will achieve these aims?* What do you need? (specify any special equipment, software or material) Can you access necessary data or expertise? Do you require particular resources?* Are therebarriers or pitfalls? Expected outcomes: How do you anticipate your design fixing the problem outlined in the RFP? What do you expect it will deliver? What are the expected outcomes?This assignment must be submitted as a pdf and Word document to Turnitin, using the link in D2L, before your Week 4workshop.

finance

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Business and Management

assignment 1

1. The five principles of good credit management are: risk and reward balancing, plan for tomorrow, know the odds, manage information, and assign risk management responsibility.  As a financial institution there are various products to offer. Assume your financial institution is developing a credit management policy. Using the five principles listed about, explain how your company can cover the principles for a credit card, home equity credit line, and 1st mortgage.

2. For each of the credit products listed below, identify the target market for these products, investigate your local market for these products (competitors) and develop a pricing strategy you would use as a new firm entering this market. Discuss your market penetration strategy.

– Automobile Loan (new car)

– Bankcard (gold version)

– Bankcard (secured)

– Boat/RV Loan

– 1st mortgage

– Home equity line of credit

– Personal loan (unsecured)

assignment 2
1. Describe a generic asset bubble.

2. Narrate the causes and consequences of the financial crisis that began in 2007.

3. Define central bank and explain the importance of central banking.

4. What is the structure of the Federal Reserve System and how do other central banks compare to the Fed.

Human Experience Across the Health-Illness Continuum

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

Research the health-illness continuum and its relevance to patient care. In a 750-1,000 word paper, discuss the relevance of the continuum to patient care and present a perspective of your current state of health in relation to the wellness spectrum. Include the following:

1. Examine the health-illness continuum and discuss why this perspective is important to consider in relation to health and the human experience when caring for patients.
Explain how understanding the health-illness continuum enables you, as a health care provider, to better promote the value and dignity of individuals or groups and to serve others in ways that promote human flourishing.

2. Reflect on your overall state of health. Discuss what behaviors support or detract from your health and well-being. Explain where you currently fall on the health-illness continuum.

3. Discuss the options and resources available to you to help you move toward wellness on the health-illness spectrum. Describe how these would assist in moving you toward wellness (managing a chronic disease, recovering from an illness, self-actualization, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide

*PLEASE SEE ATTACHED RUBRIC*

HIV/AIDS ADA 1990

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment Law, MLA

Health Law Research Paper: Includes references with footnotes
Section 1: Health Care Legislation Topic Background               
  Provide details as to the pertinent health care regulatory environment at either a hospital, public health organization, or clinic where you envison yourself working.  Explain why this law was necessary, and the importance of national or state wide legislation; include statistics and references from peer reviewed journals and articles.

Section 2: Specific Law or Legislation                     
  Describe your chosen health care law or legislation and include why this impacts the administration of this health care setting.

Section 3:  Significance of the Legal Issue                      
  Explain how and why your chosen law or legislation is a significant legal issue facing todays health care organizations.  Give examples.  Include your opinions as well.

Section 4: Reducing Risk and Ensuring Safety                
  Explain how you would reduce risk for the organization in order to reduce legal exposure and increase safety as well as optimize the care environment for patients. 
  Make closing remarks to discuss if the law is effective or not and back up with references; comment on your opinion of the law or legislation.

World War I

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment History, MLA

Question 1
Based on your reading of the Smith Chapter “World War I and the Russian Revolution” and your viewing of All Quiet on the Western Front, answer the question: what do these two sources tell you about why people went to war in 1914? What were their expectations, and what was the reality that they encountered? For full credit, refer to both the reading and the film and write 4-6 full paragraphs

Question 2
Identify the following terms, why they matter, and the page in Smith where they can be found:
cult of the offensive
schlieffen plan
petrograd
wilsons 14 points
provisional government (Russia)
April theses
War communism
The stab in the back theory
League of Nations

Illuminati Explanatory Synthesis

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment English and Literature, MLA

Assignment:
For this assignment, you will be be writing a 4-6 page paper of the type called explanatory synthesis. An explanatory synthesis paper does not offer arguments or personal opinions about a topic.
Instead, your job will be to find facts from at least three sources, identify and evaluate connections
between them, and present your findings to give as clear and objective a picture of your subject as you
There are plenty of conspiracy theories on many different subjects. For this assignment, choose
one you would like to learn more about; feel free to use one related to your major, but that is up to you.
You will be choosing a theory that may or may not be actually true (remember that Shermer mentions in his talk that there really was a conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln), or that we may not know
for sure either way. You don’t have to be certain of the truth of your chosen theory in this paper, as you
are not trying to argue for or against it.

Points you must cover: 1) What is the theory? Be sure to explain in detail, with any variations
that may exist between different factions of believers. 2) How and when did this theory originate, and
who developed it? 3) Who has been influential in developing or popularizing this theory? 4) Where and
how has this theory spread, and what sort of followers is it most likely to attract? 5) What evidence do
these followers claim supports their beliefs, and why might that evidence be convincing for them but
not everyone else? 6) What effects have resulted from some people believing this theory?

Pitfalls to avoid: 1) Beware of losing objectivity and writing either a rant about the stupidity of
people who follow your theory or an endorsement for the theory. 2) Avoid debunking the theory; save
that for paper 2. 3) Be careful to choose good sources and represent them faithfully.

For this
paper you may choose sources from documentary films or short videos, magazine or newspaper
articles, books, or educational databases. Just be careful to check the trustworthiness of your sources,
and if you are not sure, talk to me. Do NOT cite Wikipedia as a source, but you may use it as a starting
point to find links to useful sources. Also, you must use at least three direct quotes from your sources in
your paper.
Remember to use MLA format to write your essay, and be sure to include a Works Cited page

Disparities in African American community

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Health Care and Life Sciences

As a community health nurse, one is expected to give voice to disparities found in the community he or she serves. Students are to write a 300-500-word essay explaining why infant mortality and maternal mortality are two of the most commonly used as health status indicators?
Remember to write in APA 6th edition format.  PLEASE do not use direct quotations in your Essay.

Hospitality human resource current event

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment Business and Management, MLA

Students will identify a current human resources event, trend, or workforce challenge affecting hospitality organizations and their human resource practice. Locate a current event, within the last 12 months, from research on your selected topic.  Students will analyze the article and provide a summary of the event or issue, its effect on the organization, and how it could be better managed within the organization. Articles can be from websites, periodicals, magazines, trade journals or other sources.  Students will cite articles using MLA style.

Please write this article:
https://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles/304496/Leaders-look-to-turn-diversity-conversation-into-action

Please remember the entire paper must be your original thought and opinion on the event. Do not summarize the article!!! Thanks.

quality

October 6, 2020 Leave a comment Health Care and Life Sciences, Not applicable

Week 6 DB Post (This is my classmate’s response. You should respond/reply to her post)

1) What is quality in nursing homes and other LTSS settings? How can you recognize it? One way to measure quality is through report cards. How useful are these report cards and do you think that consumers can use these tools effectively? Why or why not?

Quality is difficult to define in any health care setting and especially difficult in the LTSS settings. Often what family members may perceive to be quality may not be as valuable to the resident. For example, safety is of obvious importance but, when the safety of a resident is valued more than the quality of their life, residents may not feel that they are in a quality nursing facility. Along this line, I think that respect for patients’ values, preferences and expressed needs is most important when defining quality as well as emotional support and involvement of family/friends.

Report cards can be a helpful tool in determining quality but should never be the only source. As stated previously, there are certain attributes that a family member might find attractive when choosing a facility but this may not be as important to a resident. Report cards may be skewed as the data may be more positive for facilities that have more active, less frail residents and, the categories that are highlighted in some reports may not be a true reflection on how residents feel living in the facility. As noted in lecture, some feel that residents can just leave if they do not like the facility but it is not easy to be shifted from place to place when someone is elderly and/or very frail.

2) Based on the articles about fraud, abuse, and quality concerns prior to and even more so during COVID, what can be done to ensure that facilities who serve highly vulnerable people offer high quality?

Because family and friends are unable to visit during COVID, it is important than watchdog groups are more vigilant during this time. Facilities should report any transition of patients into or out of the facility which will direct attention to facilities that have a high turnover rate and may indicate that they are removing patients in favor of those who may be privately insured or higher income in order to increase profits as indicated in the NYT article. Close attention must also be paid to reported staffing ratios to ensure that facilities are consistently staffed well and anonymously reported surveys should be given to employees of facilities in order to track the situation more effectively. Employees will be honest about the state of affairs especially when surveyed anonymously.

3) What agency (or agencies) licenses nursing facilities in your selected state? What about residential care such as assisted living? For those of you working in facilities: How do you feel about the MDS 3.0 as a means to measure characteristics of those you serve and as a means to compare facilities? (The question about MDS 3.0 is optional to answer)

The Illinois Department of Public Health licenses, regulates and inspects the nursing facilities in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health, specifically their Office of Health Care Regulation, is in charge of regulating assisted living.