Discuss: 1. the main issue(s) in the case (don’t just reiterate the facts; instead consider what point of law needs to be decided); and

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Read the “You Be the Judge” on p. 383 of the text. It is the case of Ridgaway v. Silk.

Review the facts, and the arguments of each party in the case.

Discuss:

1. the main issue(s) in the case (don’t just reiterate the facts; instead consider what point of law needs to be decided); and

2. as the judge, decide for one party or the other. State your reasoning. Try to go beyond reiterating the argument given in the text. Also, don’t rely on your instinct. Apply the law.

Your response is due on Sunday night by 11:55pm. This assignment is in a discussion forum so feel free to comment on your classmates’ responses.

Note that there are no right or wrong answers in this exercise. I want to see that you can identify the issues in the case and provide a rationale decision based on what you learned.

When analyzing the value chain with a VRIO framework, what is the most important question to begin with and why?

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When analyzing the value chain with a VRIO framework, what is the most important question to begin with and why?

Apply the VRIO framework to your selected company and substantiate your response with facts that based on your Miami Library research.

Please type your answer in the comments box. A one-to-two sentence response will not suffice. This assignment counts 25 points.

How can managers plan for the unknown in health care organizations?

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To ensure efficient healthcare delivery and outcomes, healthcare institutions implement

organizational policies to improve performance. Describe the purpose of organizational policies and its potential impact on healthcare institutions.

Application

Using your scholarly resources, provide an example of how organizational based policies are implemented in healthcare practice.

Theme 1

How can managers plan for the unknown in health care organizations? Prepare a response based in one of these realms: risk management, budget management, personnel management, strategic planning, or technology

How does Locker distinguish technical writing from business writing?

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We are in our eighth and final week of the class.  In this discussion topic, we will discuss what technical writing is.  Please answer the following questions.  Feel free to interact with your classmates on their answers as well.

Please read over pages 129-131 of the article by Kitty Locker, “Will Professional Communication Be the Death of Business Communication?”  The article is in the eReserves section of your class.  To access the article, please take the following steps:

  • click Content
  • select Class Resources
  • select eReserves
  • select the icon for eReserves in the middle of your page.
  • in the list of items that appears, locate this article and download it.

1. How does Locker distinguish technical writing from business writing? Write a couple of sentences or so in your response to this question.

2. You have written a set of instructions and a technical description. In addition, you are finishing up a white paper.  Would you agree with Locker?  Would you say that technical writing is expository and that business writing is persuasive?  Did any of the writing assignments in this class involve some persuasion?   Please draw upon your experience in writing the instructions, the technical description, and the white paper as you write your response.

ideas in the essay are practical enough to be implemented in a business setting and which ideas are rather impractical

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The United States has still not recovered from the recent wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures. Experts predict that the housing market will take years to recover in some locations due to a variety of factors. There are numerous publications that detail how the problem developed. Many of the reasons for the collapse of the housing market have ethical implications.

Tasks:

Using the Argosy University online library resources or the Internet, research the financial collapse of the housing market.

Create a 10 page (not including refence page) report discussing your findings. Explore the evidence from an ethical point of view.

Topic B:

Tasks:

Select three or four essays from your textbook relating to your area of experience and expertise (for example, finance, accounting, or technology).

Create a 10 page report critiquing your chosen readings.

  • Include a literature review of your chosen essays, starting with a synopsis of the major ideas and themes in each essay.
  • Conduct an in-depth critique of the essays by comparing and contrasting the essential points discussed in each work.
  • Include a reflective assessment of what lessons one can learn from the points brought up in the essays and how they can effectively be implemented in a typical business setting.

The following is a checklist that you can use in analyzing or critiquing your chosen essays:

Each piece of writing is different; but, in most cases, the majority of these questions are applicable. Use these questions as a point of reference for your critique. You may also cover other relevant aspects of an essay not addressed by the critique question list below:

Is the essay’s title a clear depiction of its content? Why or why not?

Is the author qualified to write about the subject matter?

What is the purpose of the essay? Is it stated clearly?

Identify the problem statement in the essay. Does the introduction and conclusion focus clearly on the problem statement?

Is the statement of facts (beyond commonly known facts) supported by appropriate citations in the text and/or references?

Which ideas in the essay need further development?

What ideas in the essay are practical enough to be implemented in a business setting and which ideas are rather impractical? Why?

Does the essay contain discursive or irrelevant sections? If yes, what are they?

Is the work biased in any way? Examine the author’s biases.

Is there an idea that is common to all the essays?

How is the essay different from the other essay(s) you are also critiquing?

Identify classroom arrangements that are best for each engagement strategy.

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Teachers are expected to “manage the learning environment to actively and equitably engage students by organizing, allocating and coordinating the resources of time, space and learner’s attention” (InTASC 3(d).

For this assignment, your principal has asked you to develop a presentation about student motivation and engagement strategies. This presentation will be used in a professional development workshop for first-year teachers.

Using the “Class Profile,” select a grade 1-8 and create a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation. In completing your presentation:

Research, analyze, and select seven strategies that foster motivation and active engagement in learning, self-motivation, and positive social interaction among the students.

Explain each strategy in your own words.

Identify classroom arrangements that are best for each engagement strategy.

Support your presentation with three scholarly resources.

Create a title slide, reference slides, slide notes that provide a detailed explanation of how you would implement each strategy in your future classroom.

In addition, write a 200-250 word student engagement strategies statement. Include components of your presentation that you would incorporate into your future classroom management plan, and explain why.

Include a minimum of three scholarly references.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Determine the mean of the age of the women in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset.

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Using the Gestation Demographics provided (file attached), perform the following problems using RStudio.

Create a simple distribution graph (histogram) where we will explore the age of women after giving birth to their first child. Remember that a histogram consists of parallel vertical bars that show the frequency distribution of a quantitative variable in the graph.

See the example in Introductory Statistics with R on pages 71-72. The area of each bar is equal to the frequency of items found in each class.

Determine the mean of the age of the women in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset.

Test the hypothesis that the mean age (μ = μ0) for women is 37 years in the Gestation Demographics SEU dataset.

Print your plots to PDF or take screenshots and include with your submission. Present your findings in a Word document, with a title page included.

Your submission should be as many pages as you need to display your findings.

Identify the types of variables used for quantitative and qualitative studies.

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Discuss the different levels of measurement and the properties of each. Identify the types of variables used for quantitative and qualitative studies.

–  two to three pages not including the cover page and references.

– provide minimum of 3 articles and in text citation.

– follow APA style.

How could you improve your memory of the colors?

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  1. How many color steps could you remember?  How does this compare with the capacity of short term memory (7 +/- 2 bits of information)?
  2. What strategies did you use during the game to remember the colors?
  3. How could you improve your memory of the colors?