...Assessed Discussion Questions: Concentration Consideration Phyllis Quarles University of Phoenix Management/ 521 Paul Borkowski September 23, 2010 Assessed Discussion Questions: Concentration Consideration The assignment is designed to help me to decide if I want to have a concentration in my MBA course work, and when I consider the Kudler Fine Foods and its wonderful establishment it does shed some light on how I can focus on a concentration in my field of expertise. The prospect of narrowing down my are is some what of a opportunity for me to broaden my field, Kudler Foods has not brought forth anything appealing to me to concentrate in however tantalizing as it may be to concentrate in a specific area I feel he need to work on the MBA as it is at this point in time in my life, but I do reserve the option to change my mind down the road. The concentration does relate to Kudler Foods in many ways to enhance the productivity in the business with an expert in finance, or to figure the ration to products per customer and anticipate the outcome of need based is an opportunity for some one concentrating in statistics to be a driving force in the company. The concentration is an idea for some, but reality for others and at this point in time it is just an idea for me to contemplate I will work through and decide but I will opt out at this time and if the need arises for me to consider a concentration it would be in...
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...Discussion About Perception We will analyze the answers to a questionnaire where our classmates participated, including myself. The instructions mention that we should provide answers without thinking if they are right or wrong, just following our impressions. Q1: My neighbor just bought an expensive car. How much did it cost? _____ (State in U.S. dollars) Q2: Several people were in line for the movie. How many people were in line? _____ Q3: The ballot measure was approved overwhelmingly. What percentage of votes did the measure receive? _____ Q4: My boss is an older man. How old is he? _____ Q5: I recently saw an article in the paper. How long ago did I see it? _____ I am surprised by the results of the given answers by analyzing picture 1. One of the answers, specifically the student #4, was above the million dollars mark, which can be considered a luxury price. In contrast, another answer values the car very low as shown by the answer of the student #1, a modest price....
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...Week 5 Discussion questions Please respond to the following: * Provide at least two pros and cons for each of these scenarios. 1. A supermarket was interested in determining its image. It dropped a short questionnaire into the grocery bag of each customer before putting in the groceries. This strategy comes with its pros and cons that could be looked into pretty deep. The thing I found most interesting is the obvious element of only getting the opinions of people who already shop there. They are asking people who already see their store with a good image because they chose their store over the competitor. Their survey wouldn’t get real information because it would be more informative to go to other grocery stores and try to hand out surveys asking what they like about that store and what keeps them from going to your grocery store. 2. To assess the extent of its trade area, a shopping mall stationed interviewers in the parking lot every Monday and Friday evening. Interviewers walked up to persons after they had parked their cars and asked them for their zip codes. Pros, non verbal cues are noticed and are helpful in studying the purchase behavior of customers, and the interviewing environment is controlled by the researcher of the shopping mall. Cons, there is no incentive to the customer for completing the survey and they may not take the time to do so and, it might annoy customers that are carrying their purchases out to their car. 3. To assess the popularity...
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...This work BSHS 322 Week 1 Discussion Questions 1 and 2 contains: WEEK 1 DISCUSSION QUESTION 1 How would you introduce and engage a client in a therapeutic relationship? How might that client feel when first entering the relationship? What factors might affect the client's expectations and attitudes? How will you as a clinician handle this? WEEK 1 DISCUSSION QUESTION 2 What bias do you have that may affect certain of your counseling aspects? How can you overcome them? If you can't, what would you do? What bias do you have that may affect certain of your counseling aspects? Health Care - General Health Care · Prior to the beginning the assignment, each student should make a copy of the ‘Role Play Feedback Checklist Self Assessment (Student) and 2-3 copies of the ‘Role Play Feedback Checklist for Guest Reviewer’ which can be found in the course rEsource materials. Review these checklists prior to the start of the role-plays. o Select the scenarios you will role-play from the following list: o You are a human service supervisor interviewing a candidate for an entry-level position in your agency that serves children and families. The interview should examine the potential staff person’s background, interest, and skills relevant to the position, as well as their long term professional goals. o You are the staff person’s immediate supervisor. Other staffs have expressed concerns to you that this staff person is ‘burned...
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...job of turning her homework in on time, and fully completion. She has not missed one homework assignment this year and I am so proud of her work and your assistance. Susan also has been very actively participating in the in class activities. She does a great job of asking leading questions and assisting her peers during the in class activities. However sometimes, Susan is very talkative during the class activities and instructional time. The consistent talking has led to disruptive behavior during the lesson time. I have talked to her about her constant talking and how it impacts the classroom by disrupting everyone’s instructional time, however there is not much improvement. I would like to suggest that both parents and Susan come in to meet at talk about her disruptive behavior in the classroom and my concerns if there is not a change in her actions. Please contact me with a time that works for you to arrange a meeting to address these issues. I know Susan can turn this behavior around be just needs a little push in the right direction. Susan is a wonderful student to have but the consistent talking is becoming to disruptive. I feel that we can overcome this with a small discussion and arriving at an outcome that work for everyone in the classroom. I look forward to meeting with you all. Sincerely, Mrs. Brueck First sentence of third paragraph has spelling error I think “be” should be she. Second sentence in first paragraph “completion”, I think should...
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...Discussion Questions Wk. 1 Adesola Okoro University of Phoenix Quantitative Reasoning for Business QRB/501 Ted Haas January 16, 2013 Discussion Questions Wk. 1 It gives one an idea of the direction of a company, usually, an ongoing concern that would be in business for some years down the road. Using mathematics allows one to know how much the cost of goods are going to be, how much money can be made, and how many people will be needed for a job. Managers should be able to add, subtract, divide, and multiply in order for them to excel in management. The value of an MBA degree is still very good even one does not use it, because it enhances ones outlook on life. However, if one wants to know his cost of doing business or his return on investment as well as gross profit margin, an MBA although not necessary, may be a good addition. It is always a good point of business to somehow know the break-even point also. NI = [U * (P-VCu)] – FC, It must be followed accordingly, i) V.Cu comes first, followed by ii) the P which is minus the resultant of step #1. iii) U multiplied by the resultant of #2 iv) F.C. is computed and subtracted from the resultant of #3. It very important to note that parentheses and brackets are first. In the order of operation, parentheses have more priority than brackets. An independent variable is a factor that can be manipulated in an experiment. ("Variable," Unknown, p. 284). A dependent variable as the name implies...
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...Discussion Question: For this week's discussion, choose a section of the readings and find an article (media, blog, etc) that is related. In your post, relate it to the topic you choose and note what you find interesting. There is quite a bit of flex in what you choose...but the more interesting, the better. Give a summary of what is going on in the article and how it ties in/teaches us something related to this week's materials. This week I found the section of the reading on price gouging the most interesting. The section on price gouging is located in chapter 2 on page 19. Although the section was brief it caught my attention and I wanted to look into it a little more. During my research I came across an article titled “Price Gouging Laws Hurt storm Victims.” In the article the author talks about how the Government creating anti price gouging laws actually hurts the victims of the natural disaster. According to the article, price control create shortages, this happens when the price isn’t allowed to rise to coordinate the wants of buyers with the wants of sellers and as a result shortages occur. The government doesn’t realize that by passing anti-price gouging laws that they believe are helping the victims of natural disasters they are in fact hurting them by preventing them from being able to purchase supplies they need during a crisis. I found this article to be very interesting because the book talks about price gouging in a negative way and how it is a form of price...
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...Chapter 1 Discussion Questions 1. The three stories discussed shown that entrepreneurial opportunity can be done in different ways. For example, Alex Calderwood uses his creativity in developing Ace Hotel. Also, through providing a low range of price and a different design of the hotel, it provides customer a sense of uniqueness on the hotel. In Shannon Guderian’s story, Guderian saw the need for the parts of latest model cars. With his interest in Ford Mustang, and the support of his friends, he started Late Model Restoration Supply. Jerry Murrell’s Five Guys Burgers and Fries discussed about the product quality control and also its consistency of the product and services. With these stories, it help to gives us a guide to start up a business, therefore the three stories are not misleading. 2. In general, an entrepreneur is a person who starts a business; he is the owner of a business. According to the textbook, an entrepreneur is one who seeks for an opportunity to start off a business while assuming the risks and the rewards of his or her effort, and then executes the opportunity given. 3. The most significant reason for my father to follow an independent business career is that he wanted to be the boss of the business. According to my father, it also gives him the control of operating the business; leading the business towards the path he had envisioned. 4. Individual who works towards a set target to gain the rewards being offered could help in improving...
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...CRITICAL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION Note: Questions from the end of the chapters can also be used for discussion questions Chapter 2: Foundations of Modern Trade Theory: Comparative Advantage Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions: QUESTION 1: Mercantilism is a bankrupt theory that has no place in the modern world. Discuss. QUESTION 2: Is free trade fair? Discuss. QUESTION 3: Unions in developed nations often oppose imports from low-wage countries and advocate trade barriers to protect jobs from what they often characterize as “unfair” import competition. Is such competition “unfair”? Do you think that this argument is in the best interests of (a) the unions, (b) the people they represent, and/or (c) the country as a whole? QUESTION 4: What are the potential costs of adopting a free trade regime? Do you think governments should do anything to reduce these costs? What? QUESTION 5: The world’s poorest countries are at a competitive disadvantage in every sector of their economies. They have little to export. They have no capital; their land is of poor quality; they often have too many people given available work opportunities; and they are poorly educated. Free trade cannot possibly be in the interests of such nations! Discuss. Chapter 3: Sources of Comparative Advantage Critical Questions: QUESTION 1: In a world of zero transportation costs, no trade barriers, and nontrivial differences between nations with regard to factor conditions, firms must...
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...Week 3 Discussion Questions HCS / 320 Daisy Gonzalez May 22, 2014 What are the advantages and challenges of teamwork in today’s health care organizations? Provide examples of common obstacles to successful group communication that you have experienced or read about. How did the group work through the challenges? Doctors and nurses, from diverse restraints, who interconnect effectively and work as a single entity, typically increase the quality of care they provide to their patients. There is a uniformity and diligence that can be absent when teamwork is not manifested. In some cases, if the dynamic among health care peers is not tense free, the patient can be affected by the lack of cohesiveness in the service. Patients may be lost in this way. In a trauma condition, collaboration may help identify complications that could have gone unnoticed and save a patient's life. Read more: http://www.ehow.com/list_6576957_benefits-teamwork-healthcare_.html#ixzz32YQn6umn What differences might be encountered when communicating with a public health care organization versus a private organization? The ratio between patients to provider is smaller in private organizations than in public settings. I believe this allows for a more intimate, detail-oriented relationship amid the provider and client. The end result of this dynamic is the quality of care is doubled and the patient is less likely to leave the organization due to a comfortable relationship. How might feedback be communicated...
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...DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Even as the lowly executive assistant to the CEO, it was apparent to you that there was some groupthink going on here. Was buying an enterprise system the only option? This is not the only option to deal with the question. Firstly, as Jane Pinket, the senior VP of finance,said the BigCoSoft’s financial package is not good. Thus Jane already have another plan to deal with LargeCoSoft which financial module is top notch. So we do not need to buy BigCoSoft’s financial package. Secondly, as Joe Cole, the senior VP of human resources, emphasized that the Human Resource module of BigCoSoft’s also leaves much to be desired. Furthermore, Joe Cole just spent 12 million in the overhaul of the benefits management system. Therefore, we do not have necessary to buy their Human Resource module. Thirdly, “Enterprise systems are modular in nature,thus enabling the organization that purchase one to decide which functionalities to enable and which ones not to use.”from chapter 3 book. So I think we just buy something we need, we do not need the whole module which include some modules are not necessary. In my opinion, we can buy some parts of BigCoSoft’s module which is necessary or others company module which more suitable for us. 2. You vaguely recall this idea of best-of-breed applications from your information systems class two years ago. Could that approach work here? You can not do it. There are some reasons to refuting it .Firstly, everything...
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...Discussion Question 2: In order to identify and report elements that define an adverse event, medical error and near miss, it is important that the nurse have adequate understanding of patient safety and how it has transitioned from being risk management. However, for the nurse to have understanding of what errors are and how to mitigate them, he or she must promote a system to prevent errors that is patient centered. Having a proper understanding of how errors happen can minimize risk but also set a better course for patient quality care centered on his or her needs. The nurse must have adequate understanding of process management, chain of command and knowledge management. The Institute of Medicine or IOM published a report called Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) which outlines patient centered quality care. It involves understanding how routine and deviating from automatic processes could cause errors and increase risk. James Reason suggests sometimes this happens because of outside events but other times events happen on the inside of healthcare that he believes can be better controlled. The IOM suggests patient care can be controlled if they are center to the process. Knowledge of healthcare strategies, open communication and partnership between patients, his or her families and healthcare professionals should be the design for minimizing errors. The IOM’s (2001) report suggests safety begins with continuous, customized and controlled care for the patient as this...
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...Discussion Question A- ( Answer In IRAC Format) A new religious group has formed in the city of Boulder that worships mountain peaks. The members of this group believe that the way to spiritual fulfillment is to live in public parks, worship the nearby mountains, and sell jewelry that the members make from rocks and trees found in the park. The city has forced the members to leave the parks at night due to an ordinance prohibiting overnight camping in the parks. The city has also ordered the members to stop advertising and selling their jewelry in the park to comply with a park rule prohibiting the placement of signs in the park by private individuals. The signs read, “Buy the most sacred jewelry around. It’s also beautiful and reasonable priced. Profits help further the worship of the mountains.” In protest, the members also made T shirts which say, “Replace the members of the city council! They are unholy and incompetent!” The city passed a resolution prohibiting persons from criticizing city officials in the city parks. The members of the group challenge the constitutionality of the city’s actions under equal protections, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. Discuss the arguments each side would raise under each of the challenged actions of the city. Issue Spotting Is the resolution passed by the city an infringement of the freedom of religion, equal protections, and freedom of speech? Rule Freedom of speech is the political right to communicate...
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...WK 1 DQ 1 What does the expression “media literacy” mean to you? Do you consider yourself to be media-literate? Why or why not? What benefits, if any, would you expect to gain from being media-literate? On the other hand, if you were media-illiterate, might that be a disadvantage for you? How so? Media literacy to me means to be aware and knowledgeable in different types of media and to be able to communicate within those media. This would include the use and application of all forms of media and anything relating to it. I consider myself pretty media literate, because I know how to communicate and send messages through most media. I am an avid internet user so therefore can use any forms the internet has to offer in order to communicate. This would include social networking , instant messaging and of course e mailing. I’m a big social network user especially Twitter, where like every other social networking site you can communicate with people all over the world. For me the benefits of being media literate are that I am more educated an able to use classes such as this one. My being on the internet so often has allowed me to take online courses to whereas someone who isn’t, would have a much harder time in an online class. I would say a disadvantage of being media-illiterate would be being cut off from people who you would otherwise communicate with on a regular basis. For those who have family in the military, being media literate allows them to keep in touch...
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...Chapter-3 Motivating Environment Discussion question 1: Motivational theories exclusive to the United States or more widespread: Motivation is the process of creating zeal among the individual in an organization or in group of task to bring an effective outcome motivation deals with three key elements which includes intensity, direction, and persistence. Intensity describes how hard a person tries. High intensity is unlikely to lead to favorable job performance outcome unless the effort is changeable in a direction that benefit the organization. Motivation has a persistence direction. This measures how long a person can maintain effort. Motivated individuals stay with a task long enough to achieve their goal. (pearson) The motivational theories fall into two main categories such as content theories of m otivation and process theories of motivation where content theories explains the dynamics of human needs such as why people have different needs at different time whereas Process theories do directly explains how needs emerge through deriving the process through which needs are translated into behavior. It explains why people behave the way they do .Content theories of motivation are universalistic theories and they are those theories discussed in this chapter which are not only exclusive to the united states but also more widespread everywhere. And those theories are described below: Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory: This theory is probably safe to say the best-known theory...
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