Unit III Case Study – Training And Development

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For the case study, we will focus on the importance of safety and all parties helping to make safety a priority. The effectiveness of the safety training will depend on how prepared the participants are for the training and their perception of the training.

Review “Case: Safety First” located in the textbook on page 196, and respond to the prompts below. You are not required to answer the questions at the end of the case study in the textbook.

1. Examine the components of an effective training needs analysis for this scenario. What would the basic parts for a successful training program be?

2. Describe how the training should be delivered, and briefly describe one motivational theory from those listed on pages 161–173 in the textbook and how it supports this type of training to enhance an organization’s performance.

Your case study should be at least three pages in length. You are  required to use APA style for this assignment;  your writing should be clear and concise. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Unit VII Homework

In this homework assignment, you will develop a table on performance appraisals (PA) and how they are applied to training.

In column 1, identify three different types of PAs that can be offered.

In column 2, analyze how the PA can be applied to a training effort.

In column 3, identify one type of training and one assessment tool for each PA that could be used to identify training success.

 
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BUS303 Ashford University Week 2 Assignment – Job Description Paper

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Job Description Paper

The primary function of the job description paper is to increase understanding of your current, or a prospective, position. The following areas of the job description should be considered:

Tasks,

Tools and Technology,

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities,

Educational Requirements.

Submit a paper in which you describe each of the above mentioned areas of the job description from the vantage point of your chosen position. Provide two or more ways that you would advertise or recruit someone for that position (see chapter 4 of the textbook). In addition, include a description of at least two methods of assessment used when recruiting qualified candidates and why these two assessment methods would be most appropriate.

Writing the Job Description Paper:

Must be three double-spaced pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide.

Must include a cover page with the following:

Name of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.

Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.

Must use APA style as outlined in your approved style guide to document all sources.

Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide and has at least two references in addition to the text.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment

 
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Case Study And 3 Questions

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Read Case Study 11-2, “Sleeping on the Job,” on pages 426-427 of your textbook. Then, answer the following questions:

  1. Should the company’s treatment of the grievant for the first two “sleeping on the job” incidents influence the outcome in this case? Explain.
  2. Did the Company have just cause to dismiss the grievant for violating safety rules when in each instance cited, the truck was out of gear with the safety brake on?
  3. Is the union’s argument that the grievant just appeared to be “sleeping” creditable in the absence of any testimony of support by the backhoe driver, a fellow union member?

Your response should be a minimum of 150 words per question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

 
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BUS 696 Final Paper

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Focus of the Final Paper
In a twelve to fifteen page paper (excluding title page, reference page and appendix), present an initial business plan. Using information from the final paper submitted in your other entrepreneurial concentration courses and following the categories of a strategic audit of a corporation (Appendix 1.A in your textbook), provide information on the following:

  • Business Idea
  • Governance
  • External Environment: Opportunities and Threats
  • Internal Environment: Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Analysis of Strategic Factors
  • Strategic Alternatives and Recommended Strategy
  • Implementation Programs
  • Evaluation and Control Measures
  • Growth Issues
  • Summary
  • At least five peer-reviewed sources are to be used.

Writing the Research Paper
The Final Paper:

  1. Must be twelve to fifteen double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  2. Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  6. Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford Online Library.
  7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center
 
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Project Performance Metrics Evaluation

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Project Performance Metrics Evaluation

(Project Performance Metrics Evaluation)

Module 5, Critical Thinking

Option #1: Earned Value Analysis for Project Management Institute Exams

Given a project with the following characteristics, answer the following questions:

· You are the project manager of a project to upgrade the generators at cell phone towers.

· Your project is scheduled to last for 12 months.

· It is the beginning of month 4.

· Your crews are to upgrade 8 cell phone towers per month for 12 months.

· Each generator is planned to cost $40,000 which includes equipment, labor, and fueling costs.

· You have upgraded 30 cell phone towers and your CPI is 0.96.

1. How is the project performing?

a. Over budget and ahead of schedule

b. Under budget and ahead of schedule

c. Over budget and behind schedule

d. Under budget and behind schedule

What is your reasoning? _______________________________________________________

 

2. Right now, what is the actual cost of the project?

a. $1,800,000

b. $975,000

c. $1,250,000

d. $2,225,000

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

3. Assuming that the cost variance is constant, how much more money will it take to complete the project?

a. $2,500,000

b. $2,750,000

c. $2,800,000

d. $3,000,000

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

4. What is the project’s estimated cost at completion if the variance experienced to this point stopped?

a. $2,800,000

b. $2,875,000

c. $3,890,000

d. $3,750,000

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

5. Using the project’s budget at completion, what is the project’s TCPI?

a. .5

b. 1

c. 1.5

d. 1.02

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

6. When you give an update to senior management today, what percentage of the project will you report complete?

a. 37%

b. 31%

c. 40%

d. 28%

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

7. You are managing a training project with an initial budget estimate of $5,000. During interim cost and schedule performance analysis, you figured out that:

· You should have spent $750 till now based on your initial plans and 6 days of schedule activities.

· You spent $1,000 till now and completed 8 days of schedule activities which should have cost $1,160 based on your initial plans.

· You re-estimated the budget required for the remaining work to be done as $4,500.

What are the CPI and SPI of the project?

a. CPI=0.9 and SPI=1.2

b. CPI=0.75 and SPI=0.9

c. CPI=1.16 and SPI=1.55

d. CPI=1.55 and SPI=0.75

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

8. What can be inferred about the current status of the project represented by the following graph?

a. under budget and ahead of schedule

b. over budget and ahead of schedule

c. under budget and behind schedule

d. over budget and behind schedule

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

9. A project has an original project budget of $1,150 and both the Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) are equal to 1. Assuming the project will continue to spend money at the same rate, what is the estimate at completion (EAC) of the project?

a. $1,000

b. $1,250

c. $1,150

d. $1,033

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

10. A project has an Earned Value (EV) = $5, Actual Cost (AC) = $7 and both Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) equal 0.90. The original project budget is $10. Assuming the remaining work will be impacted by the current cost performance and current schedule performance, what is the estimate at completion (EAC) of the project?

a. $12.96

b. $13.17

c. $14.75

d. $15

 

What is your reasoning? ________________________________________________________

 
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Wk-5

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After reading chapter 9&10 from the attached text book. Answer the following questions. Answer should be in own words and strictly no plagiarism at all.

 

  1. There are many contextual influences that must be taken into account when designing and implementing direct financial compensation plans, and one of them is interindustry wage or compensation differentials. Briefly, state the implications of these differentials for establishing competitive compensation programs. Then, explain the factors that contribute to the existence of interindustry wage differentials.
  2. With a heterogeneous workforce, employers are having to be more flexible. How are employers using customized benefits plans and flextime to meet the needs of today’s employees?
 
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Analytical Framework 2

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Analytical Framework: You are to type responses to the prompts in an analytical framework outlined below using your own words (unless it is a definition). If there is more than one reading, please respond to the prompts for all readings. No untyped or late analytical frameworks will be accepted. Analytical Framework components include: Main concepts and research findings (6 points) and Application to your organization (4 points). Due after 6 hours. one page only. please use very simple english. (high school language) not too advanced or profissional words. I am not English speaker.

 
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DR. CLOVER

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Read the call-of-the-question carefully, and follow the instructions for each subject. Prepare four briefing papers using the APA format for research papers, and upload them as one document for your response.

 

Briefing Paper 1: Critical Legal Thinking

 

Instructions:

 

Read Murphy Oil USA, Inc. synopsis — (ATTACHED)13.8 Guaranty Contract

 

There is no need to read the case. Determine how your business would protect itself from a discharge of the debt identified in the case.

 

Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions as on the discharge issue – argue both sides of the issue.

 

Briefing Paper 2: Law Case with Answers

 

Instructions:

 

Read Deficiency Judgment (ATTACHED)

 

Determine whether your jurisdiction (state) has an anti-deficiency statute.

 

Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on the efficacy of anti-deficiency statue when your business is in the position of the First Bank in the example; argue both sides of the issues presented.

 

Briefing Paper 3: Critical Legal Thinking Cases

 

Instructions:

 

Read Sections 13.4 Discharge 12.8 Risk of Loss; 12.5 Limited Warranty); and 13.3 Bankruptcy (ALL ATTACHED)

 

Check the decisions of the highest appellate courts, if a case is cited, for each fact pattern.

 

Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on whether each of the four subjects affect business in the United States and if so, provide the worst and best case scenarios.

 

Briefing Paper 4: Ethics Case

 

Instructions

 

Read Section 13.10 Ethics (ATTACHED)

 

Brief the facts of the case and assume your boss is seeking your opinions on the 3 questions found at the end of Section 13.10. Argue both sides of all issues.

 
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Week 6 Hs210

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Part I• Download the Filing Medical Records Template from Course Documents.• Review ALL 30 names listed on the template and place in correct alphabetical filing order using all 30 names.• Use the following format: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (e.g., CLAIRE, JENNIFER).Please use this template to answer the questions below in essay format. The minimum word count for the three questions of Part 1 is 300 words total (or 100 words per question). A reference citation is required. Answer the following questions (100 words or more each question)1. Why are medical records important?2. Discuss the pros and cons for the various filing methods? Be sure to include information regarding potential time involved, staffing, and spacing 3. Discuss and explain the five basic filing steps. Include why each step(releasing, indexing, etc.) is important. Part II 1. Download the Patient Referral Form Template from Course Documents. 2. Save the document as YourFirstLastName_PatientReferralForm.pdf 3. Open YourFirstLastName_PatientReferralForm.pdf and complete this referral form based on the information provided on the top. Note that you may need to click “sign” on the form in order to be able to enter information and also to save the completed form. 4. Save and Submit YourFirstLastName_PatientReferralForm.pdf to the Dropbox. For this Assignment, you will be completing an outpatient referral form for Jessica Smith (SS# 999-88- 7777). Jessica is being referred by Dr. Hector Jones for a stat outpatient endoscopy procedure at Mercy Hospital with Dr. Robert Hughes. Jessica’s diagnosis is acute peptic ulcer for an unspecified site (ICD9- 533.0). Jessica is insured with BlueCross/BlueShield and her date of birth is 01/01/1970. Dr. Jones has requested that Jessica’s treatment notes be included with the referral form along with a copy of her insurance card. Dr. Jones has also requested that Jessica be contacted at 608-555-1212 when the referral form is ready for pick up.Â

 
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Financial Health

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Instructions

Attach Assignment # 1 here

Assessment #2: Case Study of a health care organization’s financial health (12.5%)

In this assessment you will select an organization and evaluate its financial health based on ratio analysis. You will be graded on based on your understanding of the ratios, the accuracy of your calculations, the validity of you conclusions and your ability to clearly communicate your analysis. To complete this assignment, follow these steps.

  1. Select a health care firm from the following website.

http://www.advocatehealth.com/financialreports

  1. Examine the financial statements for your company.
  2. Review Chapter 5 and 17 in the text and from the financial ratios in Chapter 5, choose the five that you believe will provide the best insight into your organization’s financial condition.
  3. Calculate the ratios you have selected
  4. Write a short paper in the following format:
    1. Cover page with your name, class/section and instructor’s name
    2. For each ratio, in a paragraph: define the ratio, explain what it measures, why you chose it, show your calculation and explain what the ratio tells you about your organization’s health.
    3. Write a conclusion about your organization’s financial condition based on your ratio analysis.
    4. Use APA, use 2-3 citations and references, including your textbooks
    5. Review the Video

You will be graded base on the following rubric:

90-100 80-89 70-79 0 Points
The student demonstrates a thorough understanding of the meaning of the rations chosen and their applicability to the organization being analyzed. The student demonstrates a reasonable but not complete understanding of the meaning of the rations chosen and their applicability to the organization being analyzed. The student demonstrates a limited understanding of the meaning of the rations chosen and their applicability to the organization being analyzed. The student does not demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of the ratios or how they can be used to assess the organization’s financial condition.
All 5 of the rations are calculated accurately 3 -4 of the rations are calculated accurately 1 – 2 of the rations are calculated accurately None of the ratios are calculated accurately.
The student draws accurate conclusions for each of the ratios and for the overall financial health of the organization. The student draws some accurate conclusions for each of the ratios and for the overall financial health of the organization. There are a few mistakes The student draws few accurate conclusions for each of the ratios and for the overall financial health of the organization. There are several mistakes The student’s conclusions for each of the ratios are inaccurate and the overall conclusion on the financial health of the organization is not valid.
Writing quality: Writes clearly, concisely, and with few errors. Easy to understand. Writing quality: Writes with some errors but the paper can be readily understood. Writing quality: paper includes numerous errors. Requires some effort to understand. Writing quality: The paper is poorly written and is difficult to understand.

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