EN360C Assignment 8

ASSIGNMENT 8

EN360 Technical Communication

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

 

Part A: Email/Text Problems

 

What are some of the problems that you have experienced when writing or receiving poorly, perhaps hastily, written emails/texts? Describe at least five (5) types of issues.

Part B: Writing a Process Description

 

Select a specialized process that you understand well and that has several distinct steps. Using the process description discussed in Chapter 19 of your textbook as a model, write a one page description of this process.

 

Part C: Difficult to Follow Instructions

 

Find a short set of instructions or some other technical document from work or the Internet that is hard to follow. Replicate or download those instructions at the top of a one-page analysis. Assume that you are the Associate Director of Communications for the company that produced this document and that you are doing a final review before the document is released. Using the “Checklist for Instructions and Procedures” on the following page (also found in Chapter 20 of your textbook), identify what, specifically, makes the document difficult to use, providing a specific reference for each problem area.

 

 

Part D: Ted Talk Lecture Evaluation

 

Watch a 10-20 minute TED Talks lecture online (www.ted.com). There are 27 evaluation criteria on the “Checklist for Oral Presentations” below (also found in Chapter 24 of your textbook). Select 10 among them that you believe are most salient for this speaker. Identify strong areas and areas that could have been better. Provide an example for each. (These are skilled speakers, so you'll probably be highlighting more strengths than weaknesses.)

 

HCS440 Week 1 Economic Worksheet

 

Health Care Economics Worksheet

 

Complete Parts A and B.                                                                                                          

 

Part A

 

Pair the health care economic term from Column A with the appropriate definition from Column B. List the corresponding letter in Column C.

 

Column A	Column C	Column B
Positive economics		A.    The cost of producing an additional unit of output
Normative economics		B.    The value of a resource in its next best use
Price elasticity		C.    Costs that have been incurred and cannot be recouped
Marginal cost		D.    Using objective analysis and evidence to answer questions about individuals, organizations, and societies
Equilibrium price		E.    The percentage of quantity demanded that is associated with a 1% change in the price of a product
Sunk cost		F.    The price in which quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied
Opportunity cost		G.    Using values to identify best options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B

 

Write a 50- to 150-word summary for each event or trend listed below identifying the event and its effect on health care economics and include APA references in each area.

 

The Evolution of Health Care Economics Timeline
Date	Event / Trend	Identify event or trend and its significance
1965	Social Security Amendments of 1965 (provide background and facts)
1980s	Evolution of managed care organizations (provide a history with specifics)
1990s-present	Increase in the aging population (support with facts and figures)
1990s-present	Increased use of technology in health care (provide examples)
2010	Affordable Care Act (negatives and positives)

 

Cite your sources below. For additional information on how to properly cite your sources, check out the Reference and Citation Generator resource in the Center for Writing Excellence.

 

 

References

        

QRB501_r10_Wk5_Quantitative_Techniques_in_Financial_Valuation_Problem_Set_Excel_Template.xlsx

PROBLEM 1

Find the interest paid on a loan of $1,200 for three years at a simple interest rate of 5% per year.

How much money will you pay after three years?

PROBLEM 2

Find the maturity value of a loan of $1,750 for 28 months at 9.8% simple interest per year.

PROBLEM 3

Find the simple interest rate of a loan of $5,000 that is made for three years and requires $1,762.50 in interest. 

PROBLEM 4

A loan of $16,840 is borrowed at 9% simple interest and is repaid with $4,167.90 interest. 

What is the duration of the loan? (compute the number of years as a decimal value and the duration in months)

PROBLEM 5

How much money is borrowed if the interest rate is 9.25% simple interest 

and the loan is made for 3.5 years and has $904.88 interest? 

PROBLEM 6

Find the ordinary and exact interest for a loan of $1000 at a 5% annual 

interest rate. The loan was made on March 15 and is due May 15.

PROBLEM 7

Find the bank discount and proceeds using ordinary interest for a loan to Michelle Anders for $7,200

at 8.25% annual simple interest from August 8 to November 8.

PROBLEM 8

What is the effective interest rate of a simple discount note for $8,000, 

at an ordinary bank discount rate of 11%, for 120 days? 

PROBLEM 9

1. Ross Land has a loan of $8,500 compounded quarterly for four years at 6%. What is the effective interest rate for the first year for the loan? 

2. Find the effective interest rate for the first year for a loan for four years compounded semiannually at an annual rate of 2%

3. What is the effective interest rate for the first year for a loan of $5,000 at 10% compounded daily for three years?

4. Depending on the issuer, a typical credit card agreement quotes an interest rate of 18 percent APR. Monthly payments are required. 

What is the actual interest rate you pay on such a credit card?

5. Find the effective interest rate for a loan of $3,500 at 10% interest compounded quarterly. 

PROBLEM 10

Find the future value of a $15,000 money market investment at 2.8% annual interest compounded daily for three years. 

PROBLEM 11

How much should be invested now to have $15,000 in six years if interest is 4% compounded quarterly?

PROBLEM 12

How much must be invested today at 2% annual interest compounded 

semiannually to have the needed funds? 

A loan of $8,000 for two acres of woodland is compounded quarterly at an annual 

rate of 6% for five years. Find the compound amount and the compound interest.

     

HCS451 Week-5 Risk and Quality Management Manual

Resources: Risk and Quality Management Tools Matrix

Imagine you are a quality leader for a health care organization and have been asked to create a manual for new employees to introduce the basic concepts of risk and quality management.

Part I:

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word manual in which you address the following:

• Explain basic concepts of quality improvement in the health care industry
• Explain the concepts of risk management in the health care industry
• Analyze the information needed for decision-making processes in risk and quality management in the health care industry
• Explain challenges in making risk- and quality-management decisions in the health care industry

Part II:

Within your manual, you must include a matrix in which you do the following:

• Analyze the risk-and quality management tools used in the health care industry.
• Consider the following when completing your matrix:
• What is the risk- and quality-management tool?
• What is the purpose of the tool?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of the tool selected?

To assist you with the development of your matrix use the Risk and Quality Management Tools Matrix located under student materials.  The matrix must be embedded within your training manual.

Format your manual according to APA guidelines.

Cite at least 4 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

    

C11 Lesson 2 Exam SCORE 95 PERCENT

Question 1 5 / 5 points

If a competitive market operates perfectly, it relies on __________.

Question options:

the number of people buying goods

the laws of supply and demand

how many products can be produced for sale

how much people are willing to pay for the products

Question 2 5 / 5 points

 

Refer to Figure 4.6, which shows David's and Celeste's individual supply curves for flower arrangements per week. Assuming David and Celeste are the only producers in the market, what is the market quantity supplied at a price of $30?

Question options:

200

250

300

350

Question 3 5 / 5 points

The big tradeoff is the tradeoff between __________.

Question options:

quantity demanded and quantity supplied

price and quantity demanded

efficiency and equity

total surplus and deadweight loss

Question 4 5 / 5 points

A change in the quantity demanded of a product is the result of a change in __________.

Question options:

the price of the product

the price of related goods

consumer income

the cost of producing the product

Question 5 5 / 5 points

What happens if the price of a product is below the equilibrium price?

Question options:

The buyers will stop purchasing a "cheap" product.

The producer will lower the price to sell more product.

There will be an excess demand for the product.

There will be a surplus of the product.

Question 6 5 / 5 points

If the equilibrium price of a good increases and the equilibrium quantity of the good decreases, we can conclude that __________.

Question options:

demand increased

demand decreased

supply increased

supply decreased

Question 7 5 / 5 points

A supply curve is defined as the relationship between __________.

Question options:

the price of a good and the quantity that consumers are willing to buy

the price of a good and the quantity that producers are willing to sell

the income of consumers and the quantity of a product that consumers are willing to buy

the income of consumers and the quantity of a product that producers are willing to sell

Question 8 5 / 5 points

 

Refer to Figure 4.6, which shows David's and Celeste's individual supply curves for flower arrangements per week. Assuming David and Celeste are the only producers in the market, if the market quantity supplied is 50, the price must be __________.

Question options:

$0

$10

between $10 and $20

$30

Question 9 5 / 5 points

The market demand curve __________.

Question options:

shows the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity that all consumers together are willing to buy

is drawn assuming that variables such as income and tastes are variable

is drawn assuming that the number of consumers is variable

is drawn assuming that the selling price is fixed

Question 10 5 / 5 points

When consumers are willing to buy more than producers are willing to sell, __________.

Question options:

there is excess supply of the product in the market

there is excess demand for the product in the market

the market is in equilibrium

the demand curve will shift until the quantity supplied equals the quantity demanded

Question 11 5 / 5 points

When there is a change in the quantity demanded it means that __________.

Question options:

the hours the customer can buy products each day have increased

the number of products in inventory have increased

the quantity a consumer is willing to buy changes when the price changes

the selling price of the products has not changed

Question 12 5 / 5 points

Quantity of Frozen Latte-On-A-Stick Supplied

Price Flo's Supply Rita's Supply

1 0 0

2 0 3

3 4 6

4 9 9

5 15 12

Table 4.1

Refer to Table 4.1, which shows Flo's and Rita's individual supply schedules for frozen latte-on-a-stick. Assuming Flo and Rita are the only suppliers in the market, what is the market quantity supplied at a price of $2?

Question options:

0

2

3

5

Question 13 5 / 5 points

 

Refer to Figure 4.1, which shows Molly's and Ryan's individual demand curves for compact discs per month. Assuming Molly and Ryan are the only consumers in the market, what is the market quantity demanded at a price of $3?

Question options:

6

9

15

20

Question 14 5 / 5 points

When the price of apples goes up, __________.

Question options:

the demand for apples will decrease, ceteris paribus

the demand for apples will increase, ceteris paribus

the quantity of apples demanded will decrease, ceteris paribus

the quantity of apples demanded will increase, ceteris paribus

Question 15 5 / 5 points

A demand curve is defined as the relationship between __________.

Question options:

the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing to buy

the price of a good and the quantity of that good that producers are willing to sell

the income of consumers and the quantity of a good that consumers are willing to buy

the income of consumers and the quantity of a good that producers are willing to sell

Question 16 5 / 5 points

 

Figure 4.2 illustrates the supply and demand for T-shirts. If the actual price of T-shirts is $7, there is an __________.

Question options:

excess demand of 8 T-shirts

excess supply of 8 T-shirts

excess demand of 10 T-shirts

excess supply of 10 T-shirts

Question 17 5 / 5 points

Suppose that the quantity of cars supplied exceeds the quantity of cars demanded. We would expect that __________.

Question options:

the price of cars will increase

the price of cars will decrease

the supply will increase (supply will shift to the right. to meet the demand

the demand will decrease (demand will shift to the left. to meet the supply

Question 18 5 / 5 points

If there is an advancement in the technology used to produce a product, what is the likely effect it may have on the supply?

Question options:

The company would not change its manufacturing.

More people would be needed to produce the product.

It would decrease the supply.

It would increase the supply.

Question 19 0 / 5 points

When demand increases and the demand curve shifts to the right, equilibrium price __________ and equilibrium quantity __________.

Question options:

increases; increases  (Incorrect)

increases; decreases

decreases; increases

decreases; decreases

Question 20 5 / 5 points

A change in quantity supplied of a product is the result of a change in __________.

Question options:

consumer income

the state of production technology

the cost of producing the product

the price of the product

     

C11 Week 3 Threaded Discussion

Describe the terms, CPI and GDP. Why are they important?

150 words with 1 references.

Organizational Behavior Project – Emotional Labor in Workplace

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
To complete this project, you must
1. Conduct research to
a. Define the concept of emotional labor
b. Describe, explain, and discuss perspectives on emotional labor in general as well as in different
workplace settings
2. Conduct limited field research aimed at assessing varying understandings and experiences of emotional labor in at least three work settings
3. Analyze and summarize findings from your field research
4. Prepare a term paper on the topic of emotional labor in workplace settings based on both your field research and your background research

INSTRUCTIONS
Before you begin, read through this entire procedure. Then, follow these steps to complete your project:
1. Create your own working definition of emotional labor. Your definition should include likely effects of emotional labor, such as fatigue, workplace stress, anxiety, and alienation. Use your definition to guide your field research and clarify your thinking prior to beginning work on your term paper.
2. Use the following sources to conduct backgroundresearch. Note: You must use all of these sources for
your project.
a. Robert P. Vecchio, Organizational Behavior, pages 262–263
b. Online sources
1) Context Magazine, “Feeling around the World,” Arlie Hocschild, page 80
http://contexts.org/articles/spring-2008/feeling-around-the-world/
2) Wikipedia: Defining Emotional Labor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_labor
3) “What Is Emotional Labor?” (feminist view)
http://tinyurl.com/kn2zn5y
c. At least one source of your own from the Internet, a library source, or elsewhere
3. Prepare a survey for interviewing people in different work settings. On the survey, leave room for notes you take during or immediately following your interview with any subject. Although you may add questions of your own, include the following questions on your survey:
a. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your satisfaction with your job?
b. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your satisfaction with your present workplace
environment?
c. Are you expected to present yourself in certain ways to customers (patients, passengers, clients, and so on)?
c. If so, how are you expected to present yourself? To help the interviewee answer this question, you may ask one or more of the following questions:
1) Are you expected to follow a sales script?
2) Are you expected to “up-sell” special offers?
3) Are you instructed to always be polite?
4) Are you expected to encourage and support patients?
5) Are you supposed to smile when you would prefer to scream or frown?
d. Do you feel stress when you feel one way and have to pretend you feel another way? Can you give me
examples?
e. When you feel some kind of work stress, can you
tell me how you feel about it? (If interviewees need
help answering this question, you may ask, “Does
stress make you feel tired? Frustrated? Amused?
Irritable? Sad?”)
4. Follow these guidelines for conducting your research:
a. Interview people in at least three different work settings.
Your subjects might include fast-food workers,
bus or taxi drivers, firefighters, law enforcement officers,
sanitation workers, bank tellers, airline flight
attendants, public school teachers, paramedics, and
social workers—to offer some examples.
b. Interview at least two people from each work setting.
c. To find individuals to interview, begin making contacts
through people you know.
d. During the interview, complete the surveys yourself.
Don’t ask the subjects to fill out the forms.
e. Before beginning an interview, tell each subject that
his or her responses will be anonymous. Indeed, it’s
advisable to create fictitious names for particular
work venues, for the subjects themselves, and for
any persons mentioned by the subjects. Also, inform
each subject that your written report is for a course,
and that it will not be published anywhere.
f. Allow your respondents to speak freely. Don’t allow
your survey form to keep you from taking notes on
unexpected comments, observations, and information
provided by subjects. In other words, keep an
open mind.
g. Don’t record an interview on any electronic device,
such as a tape recorder, cell phone, or camcorder,
without the express permission of the subject. If you
do record any interview, destroy or delete any such
digital information upon completion of your
research project.
5. Prepare a five- to eight-page term paper based on your
research. Draft your paper on the basis of your background
reading and your field research. Edit and revise
your draft prior to submitting it to your instructor.
7. Use the following outline as a suggested guide for the
body of your paper:
a. Introduction. Summarize your paper. Briefly
describe what the paper is about and how you went
about writing it.
b. Emotional Labor: Psychological Stress in the
Workplace. Describe emotional labor, including
different perspectives on its nature and its psychological
costs. The material for this section should
come mainly from your background research.
c. Interviews. Explain what you learned from your
interviews, including anecdotal material to engage
the reader and, to a limited extent, offer your interpretations
and impressions.
d. Summary and conclusion. Discuss your overall
impressions, your view on the causes of emotional
labor, and perhaps, how it might be managed or
reduced.

   

MGT599 CASE 4 Coca-Cola

Module 4 – Case

STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND STRATEGIC CONTROLS

Assignment Overview

This final case involves an analysis of strategy implementation at the Coca-Cola Company. You will use the resources you identified in the SLP to gather information about the company and relate that information to your work in the previous four cases.

Required Reading

Refer to the required and optional readings related to strategic implementation and strategic controls, the themes for this module.

Case Assignment

In Module 4, we will conclude the case study process by researching the Coca-Cola Company’s strategic controls and their fit with the company's chosen strategy.

Keys to the Assignment

·        Step One: Review your Case papers from Modules 1-3 so that you are familiar with the mission, vision, SWOT, strategy, and strategic choices you have identified over the course of the class.

·        Step Two: Research the structure, systems, people, and culture at the Coca-Cola Company. You will not be able to get answers to every single question, but you will need to answer at least one or two for each component.

·        Step Three: Describe the Coca-Cola Company’s organizational design, key strategic control systems (e.g., budgeting and variance analysis systems), primary human resources concerns, and cultural factors, and the effect that these have had on the implementation of the Coca-Cola Company’sstrategy.

·        Step Four: In a 6 to 8 page paper, critically evaluate the fit—or the lack of fit—between the company's mission, strategy, and organizational components crucial to implementation. Do these components complement the strategy? Why or why not?

·        Step Five: Choose three (3) of the thirteen ethical “prescriptions” included in the following article: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/strategic-plan.html.  Next, discuss the extent which the company's sense of business ethics has been embedded within its strategic management process, as evidenced by your chosen three indicators. 

·        Step Six: What changes would you—as the CEO—make to better assure the success of the company's strategy? This is the most important section of the Module 4 Case.

·        Step Seven: Consider the Case as a formal business report that you are developing for the Board of Directors and CEO as the Coca-Cola Company’s consultant. This is a professional document. Follow the format below:

o   Executive summary: This is a synopsis of the main points, conclusions and recommendations made in the longer report. If you would like a refresher on writing an executive summary, check this website: http://www.csun.edu/~vcecn006/summary.html

o   Introduction: State the main purpose of the paper (thesis statement), what you hope to accomplish, and how you will go about doing it.

o   Main Body: The “meat” of the paper. Emphasize analysis, not just description. Delineate separate topics or sections with headings.

o   Conclusion: Summarize your paper in the light of your thesis statement.

  

 

STR581 Week 4 B&G Foods (2018)

In this section, you will be evaluating various strategies and making recommendations for the organization.  

Write a 1,050-word minimum strategic evaluation in which you include the following: 

• Evaluate potential business level strategies for the organization.
• Assess potential corporate level strategies for the organization.
• Assess potential global strategies for the organization.
• Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement, and include a rationale for that recommendation. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

      

STR581 Week 4 B&G Foods (2018)

In this section, you will be evaluating various strategies and making recommendations for the organization.  

Write a 1,050-word minimum strategic evaluation in which you include the following: 

• Evaluate potential business level strategies for the organization.
• Assess potential corporate level strategies for the organization.
• Assess potential global strategies for the organization.
• Recommend a strategy or combination of strategies the organization should implement, and include a rationale for that recommendation. 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.