Would you rather live during China’s Commercial Revolution (900-1276) or during the European Commercial Revolution (1000-1400)

1. Would you rather live during China’s Commercial Revolution (900-1276) or during the European Commercial Revolution (1000-1400)? Please compare and contrast the accomplishments that took place during BOTH periods (goods, people, dates, etc.) and discuss how the aforementioned elements allowed each region to develop.
2. What was the Columbian Exchange? Which elements of the exchange had the greatest impact on the Americas? On Afro-Eurasia? Discuss the lasting positives and negatives (plants, animals, goods, diseases, etc.) and their long-term effects. Assess the transformation of both sides using lectures and the assigned readings. The use of names and dates is imperative.
Minimum 1000 words

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write an argumentative essay on David Wood’s Moral Injury

please strictly follow the instructions and get close to the text as the evidence.

DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the questions below, and write an argumentative essay on David Wood’s Moral Injury. When you write an argumentative essay, you take a stand on a debatable issue; at the heart of every argument is a claim or thesis with which people may reasonably disagree. You are not to assume that your audience already agrees with you; instead, you are to expect the reader to be skeptical of your point of view. Your goal is to try to convince the reader to change his/her mind on the given topic.

You are to focus on textual support (explain the meaning of specific passages, dialogue, character motivations, character interaction with others, etc.) from the various materials we have read, seen, and heard about moral injury and PTSD to make your argument. you will be evaluated on how well you present a thesis and support it with close analysis. I am calling for thoughtfulness and expression. Take your time, and explain your thought process.

QUESTIONS:
1) Inform the general public what they should know about moral injury. As part of your explanation, you should distinguish between moral injury from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). What role does the public share in the moral injuries of soldiers?
2) Some military leaders believe that they can prepare soldiers/officers to handle morally questionable situations, and hence they believe that at the very least they possibly can curb moral injury among their military personnel. Do you agree that such a preemptive approach is possible?

Only pick one of the two questions above.

Please read the moral injury and focus on some sentences as evidence to support your ideas. please read three parts of moral injury, please. here is the link https://projects.huffingtonpost.com/moral-injury. Also, you can check the presentations I provided to get some better ideas about moral injury and the difference from the PTSD.

There is also some link about some moral injury stuffs which are recommended to add in the easy. I would like you to take a look on them. The video speech is kind of important and also the government army moral code.
) “Moral Injury” Veterans Affairs https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/moral_injury.asp

2) Syracuse University, The Moral Injury Project https://moralinjuryproject.syr.edu/

3) Dr Jonathan Shay Interview Part 1 (Moral Wounds of War) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWZyZun27g

4) continued, Dr Jonathan Shay Interview Part 2 (Moral Wounds of War) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zELUAncWnjE

5)https://www.army.mil/values/warrior.html(government army values)

Please find some concrete sentences to support from these materials. And I will send you the part three presentations in the following days. Please just use the simple words to express the ideas.

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The Operating Budget

For Assignment 2, you are to use the state of Georgia. From your state’s budget, select an agency, program, or department that appears as a budget item. Assume you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your state. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the state, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing and examining the state’s budget.

Write a 4–5 page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Agency/Program/Department Name) in which you separate the content into sections:

Examine the phases of the submission process for your current or home state. Title this section Submission Process.
Appendix 1F State Budget Office in the textbook lists all state budget offices.
Determine the type of budget format used for submitting your selected state agency or program budget and explain how you identified the budget format used. Title this section Budget Format.
Include the agency’s most recent budget or financial plan.
Assess the revenue sources for your selected state agency or program. Title this section Revenue Sources.
Evaluate 1–ï»¿2 challenges in managing the budget of your selected state agency or program. Title this section Challenges.
Distinguish the similarities and differences between the federal and state budget submission process. Title this section Federal and State Submission Process.
Your assignment must follow these requirements:

Include a short introduction (include background information of state) and use the questions as section headers.
Please include at least four references; at least two references must be peer-reviewed.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Analyze the steps required for budgeting.

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Case study: Carpe Diem Fund Management Ltd

Case Study

Carpe Diem Fund Management Ltd.

A successful fund and investment management company, by the name of Carpe Diem Fund Management Ltd., had a good track record of choosing the right investments – those that had positive returns – during the past number of years, through the middle of 2019. They were concerned about the stock market’s volatility and wanted to begin diversifying so they would not be as susceptible to swings in the market as they had been in the past, and to hedge against the economic uncertainty they faced during the latter part of 2019. Top management was a competent group that consisted of several long term investors and traders in the market, but two of them had not had much formal education and training in financial analytical techniques that were being employed in the industry to support investment decision-making – one of them frequently referred to his “gut” as the source of inspiration for making important decisions as in “my gut is telling me…”. However, they had decided to look at a number of direct investment opportunities, one of which they would purchase outright, to initiate the diversification strategy.

Monica Moneybags, one of the primary financial analysts at Carpe Diem Fund Management Ltd., knew her education, training, and experience had put her in a good position to lead discussions and analysis concerning potential investments for the company’s portfolio, but now she had to utilize some skills that she had not used since her finance courses in graduate school. Executive management at Carpe Diem had decided to make direct investments in a venture, rather than just purchasing stock or providing capital in other forms. They were looking at four different target acquisitions, and had to make decisions in the next several weeks. It was up to Monica to complete the analysis, share her work papers and justify her recommendations. This was going to be a challenge for her, because two of the top managers were “street savvy” but no formal training or education concerning a number of the financial analytical techniques that Monica was going to utilize. One of them, Albert Ross, focused almost entirely on net income gains and rates of increase, and would be difficult to convince if she were to use other analytical techniques, which he sometimes referred to as financial “hocus-pocus” and often would not listen to the rationale supporting the methodology.

She had pulled together the basic information about the four proposals that were under consideration, and summarized them as follows:

Proposal 1

This proposal was to purchase a company that rented and serviced mailing and office machines. The company had been in business for over 4 years and was well-run, but needed capital or a “white knight” to invest or purchase the operation. The initial cost totaled $600,000 and was to be depreciated over a period of 20 years (straight line). They projected sales of over $1.443 million during the next five years, and almost $775,000 in aftertax earnings. See Figure 1 below for the data to be used in the analysis.

Figure 1 Financial Analysis of Proposal 1 – Office Machines

Proposal 1: Office Machines

	Initial Invstmt	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Net cost of new business	$600,000
Incremental Revenue		91000	170000	263000	394000	525750
Operating cost		26500	27000	27500	28000	28500
Depreciation (straight line, 40 yrs)		30000	30000	30000	30000	30000
Net increase in income		34500	113000	205500	336000	467250
Less: Tax at 33 %		11385	37290	67815	110880	154193
Increase in aftertax income		23115	75710	137685	225120	313058
Add back depreciation		30000	30000	30000	30000	30000
Net cash flow for the period	($600,000)	53115	105710	167685	255120	343058

Proposal 2

The second proposal was to purchase a small plane to be located at a small executive airport nearby, and to be used by small business owners who had travel requirements that commercial airlines could not meet. These business operators were typically owners of growing and expanding businesses, and who needed to travel regionally on short notice. Other transportation alternatives such as commuter trains were not available and car services were too expensive and too slow (too much traffic). If successful, this concept might be considered for expansion to other cities of similar size that had good growth track records for small businesses.

Figure 2 Financial Analysis of Small plane/small airport shuttle service

Proposal 2 Small plane/small airport shuttle service

	Initial Invstmt	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Net cost of new business	810000
Incremental Revenue		105000	202000	303000	445000	595000
Operating cost		36000	39000	42000	44000	46000
Depreciation (units of production)		121500	145800	153900	162000	170100
Net increase in income		(52500)	17200	107100	239000	378900
Less: Tax at 33 %		(17325)	5676	35343	78870	125037
Increase in aftertax income		(35175)	11524	71757	160130	253863
Add back depreciation		121500	145800	153900	162000	170100
Net cash flow for the period	(810000)	86325	157324	225657	322130	423963

Proposal 3

The third proposal involved the purchase and use of motor scooters for a courier system in the inner city. It was expected to be very competitive with other similar services, and might grow into the type of operation that could be expanded to other cities of similar size, using a direct investment or franchise model. The initial investment was estimated to be $296,000. The revenues were expected to grow substantially during the first four years, and then to level off as a result of anticipated competition entering the market and driving down rates.

Figure 3 Financial Analysis of Courier Service

Proposal 3: Intra-city courier service

	Initial Invstmt	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Net cost of new business	296000
Incremental Revenue		42000	75900	111250	230500	159000
Operating cost		10500	11000	11150	11250	11750
Depreciation (units of production)		44400	65120	62160	62160	62160
Net increase in income		(12900)	(220)	37940	157090	85090
Less: Tax at 33 %		(4257)	(73)	12520	51840	28080
Increase in aftertax income		(8643)	(147)	25420	105250	57010
Add back depreciation		44400	65120	62160	62160	62160
Net cash flow for the period	(296000)	35757	64973	87580	167410	119170

Proposal 4

The final proposal under consideration involved the utilization of small vehicles for deliveries in a metropolitan center. The plan was to purchase a number of them and use them to more easily maneuver in congested traffic in downtown areas, and the revenue during the first two years of operation was expected to be substantial. This really generated a lot of attention from Albert.

Figure 4 Financial Analysis of Delivery Service

Proposal 4: Intra-city delivery service

	Initial Invstmt	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Net cost of new business	513000
Incremental Revenue		379500	331050	88750	77400	52300
Operating cost		45150	42750	27900	26700	25200
Depreciation (units of production)		76950	112860	107730	107730	107730
Net increase in income		257400	175440	(46880)	(57030)	(80630)
Less: Tax at 33 %		84942	57895	(15470)	(18820)	(26608)
Increase in aftertax income		172458	117545	(31410)	(38210)	(54022)
Add back depreciation		76950	112860	107730	107730	107730
Net cash flow for the period	(513000)	249408	230405	76320	69520	53708

The plan was to present the information about each proposal in summary, develop a thorough analysis using appropriate financial analytical techniques and methodologies, and to anticipate the questions and concerns that would arise during the discussions with the executive management group. The only constraints were related to the amount of funds they had available for investment – they did not want to borrow at this juncture – and that they could only support one project given the limited availability of seasoned managers to run the project they ultimately chose. It had been determined that the cost of capital was 10% at the time, and that this rate should be used in any analysis.

Monica knew that she should use at least three capital budgeting techniques:

Payback (PB)
Internal rate of return (IRR)
Net present value (NPV)

She was generally familiar with the techniques (she really wished she had given more attention to the capital budgeting techniques and rationale covered in her finance courses in her graduate degree program, but was reasonably confident that she could explain them clearly). She was more concerned that none of these would appeal to Albert, who had always been focused on accumulated earnings (increase in aftertax income). She had tried to convince Albert that the net present value method was the best approach, but he did not understand it and called it “mumbo-jumbo” and “hocus-pocus” finance. She nevertheless prepared her analysis and felt assured that she could convince the executive management group which project would be in the firm’s best interest and create the most value, and that Albert would listen to others if her presentation was clear and concise, and if the others understood.

The calculations are presented in an attachment (spreadsheet) for your review and use.

Case Questions

Albert Ross admittedly focused on the level of earnings, and particularly the increase in aftertax income of each project (proposal). Which proposal do you think Ray will be focused on, and provide reasons/an explanation for your answer.

The first method Monica is to present is the payback technique. See the computations in the attachment (spreadsheet), and note the how PB is approximated using the proportion of the year to the nearest decimal place (i.e., 3.4 years).
Which proposal should they select, given the requirements for the payback method?
What are the primary disadvantages of this method, and why might it be appealing to an untrained investor?

The next method Monica presented is the net present value (NPV) technique. Review the NPV calculated in the spreadsheet for each proposal and rank the proposals. Which proposal should be selected, based on the ranking?

The next method in her presentation is the internal rate of return (IRR). Rank the projects on the basis of their IRR’s in the attached spreadsheet.
Which proposal should they select, based on the criteria of IRR?
What are the primary disadvantages of using the IRR method?
If there were an unlimited capital budget, which projects should Carpe Diem invest in, based on the IRR criteria?
If any are to be excluded, why?

Do the IRR and NPV methods reject the same proposals? Discuss briefly.

Given the limitations and recommendations from academicians, which proposal should you choose, and why?

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Essay 4: Technology and memory

Essay 4: Technology and memory
On a simple level, many of us recognize that we no longer remember anyone’s telephone number, and that the cellphone in our pockets makes it unnecessary to remember how to navigate or the name of flowers and birds, or how to calculate a restaurant tip. On what seems like science fiction, whole brain emulation may eventually enable the uploading of a person’s consciousness, including memory, into a computer. Although many people value these technological advances that may seem to make our lives more convenient, others see this as a dehumanizing trend that will damage both society and the individual. For this essay you will take a stand for or against the use of some form of memory-enhancing technology. In order to strengthen your argument, you will need to use some research to explain what this technology is and to give some evidence about what its effects have been or will be.

Brainstorm. Look over the post I’ve done on Readings for Essay 4, and try some googling of your own. Think about the ways you use technology to help you remember things you would otherwise have to memorize. I encourage you to pick an area that you’re interested in, and hopefully one that does not overlap too much with the other topics you’ve chosen for your other essays. You may focus on one particular piece of technology or several related ones.

Find some sources. Look for information you could use to support your proposal (or to get ideas for what proposal you wish to offer). Your sources may do the following:

give some background information about the technology you’ve chosen
establish some of the positive and/or negative effects of this technology
Remember to rely not just on search engines but also the library’s databases and book collection. You will need at least three credible sources; at least two of these must either be in print or have originally appeared in print. Note that articles from research databases almost always qualify as “originally in print,” as do articles you find online from sites like the New York Times, Wired, or any other magazine, journal or newspaper’s online site. (You cannot use three websites, no matter how credible they appear. Note that Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for college-level research.)

Compile a tentative Works Cited page. List your sources in MLA format. Be sure to consider the credibility of the sources you choose to use. How can you tell it’s reliable info? Look at where and when the source was published, the credentials of the author, the objectivity of the organization involved. Look for sources that are “meaty,” with lots of useful information.

Organize your argument. The core of this project will be your claim about the value or damage caused by this technology. Once you’ve digested the information in your sources, decide which side you support. Free-write or bullet point the reasons you hold this position. What details could you use to support or develop or explain those reasons? Write a tentative thesis statement that gives your claim along with the strongest several reasons you have come up with. Make sure that your claim is specific and realistic (though more scientific advancement may be necessary). What background information would it be necessary or useful to provide to your reader? What would be the counterargument of people who disagree with you, and how would you address their concerns?

A standard organization of this essay would be to give some introductory info in the first paragraph, and close that paragraph with your thesis statement. This will be one sentence taking the position that robots should or should not be used in this application, along with a brief explanation of your reasoning. Additional background info may appear next, if necessary. Then develop several paragraphs that give the reasons for the superiority of robots over humans or vice versa. The next section typically will address the counterargument along with your concession or rebuttal. (See the resources listed under the “Argue” tab at the top of blog for further explanation of these terms.)

Draft. The target length of your essay should be about three pages (or 1000 words). Focus on a clear structure, and make sure your reasons are supported by evidence from your sources, cited according to MLA guidelines.

CRITERIA FOR GRADING:

a strong thesis statement makes an arguable claim
focused, unified, and coherent paragraphs that give a logical framework for your argument
use of specific details to provide evidence for your reasons
quality of your sources
proper MLA documentation

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BCO127 Applied Management Statistics

BCO127 Applied Management Statistics Task brief

Assignment: The assignment is worth 40% of your marks for this subject.

Deadline and submission: Your assignment must be submitted via Turnitin on Moodle before 23:59 on Sunday 10^th May 2020.

Word count: Your work is individual and should be uploaded in Moodle using Turnitin. Avoid any “copy-paste” practice to prevent possible problems of plagiarism.

Title: Built on the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge of the second part of the semester you are required to solve the following problems:

You must provide an explanation of your results in all your answers.

(15%) For Applied Management Statistics class you want to know how college students feel

about the transportation system in Barcelona.

What is the population in this study?
What type of sample would you use and why?

(25%) A manager of an e-commerce company would like to determine average delivery time of the products. A sample of 25 customers is taken. The average delivery time in the sample was four days. Suppose the delivery times are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 1.2 days.

Provide a 95 % confidence interval for the mean delivery time.
The manager claims that the average delivery time of their products does not exceed 3 days. Write the null and alternative hypothesis regarding to the claim of the manager.
Test the manager’s claim at 95 % confidence level.
Write the conclusion of your result

(15%) For an effective parental skill study, a researcher asked: How many hours do your kids watch the television during a typical week in Barcelona? The mean of 100 Kids (ages 6-11) spend about 28 hours a week in front of the TV. Suppose the study follows a normal distribution with standard deviation 5.

Estimate the mean of all kids (ages 6-11) in Barcelona, using 99% confidence interval. (show all the calculations)
Write the conclusion of your result

(25%) A regression analysis has been conducted between the annual income (in 1000 euros) and the work experience (in years) of people with 0.05 significance level. The results are summarized below.

Define the independent and dependent variables. What can you say about the correlation between them.

BCO127 Applied Management Statistics Task brief

Interpret R Square.
Write the regression model and interpret the coefficients.
Estimate the average annual income of a person who has 15 years of work experience.

Summary
Table 1.
Regression Statistics
Multiple R	0,93
R Square	0,86
Adjusted R Square	0,82
Standard Error	2,11
Observations	6

Table 2.
	df	SS	MS	F	Significance F
Regression	1	107,603	107,603	24,276	0,008
Residual	4	17,730	4,432
Total	5	125,333
Table 3.
	Coefficients	Standard Error	t stat	p value	Lower 95%	Upper 95%
Intercept	17,351	3,160	5,491	0,005	8,577	26,124
Variable X 1	1,362	0,276	4,927	0,008	0,595	2,130

(20%) In order to analyze the performance of smart phones, the characteristics of 293 smart phone models have been recorded. Assume that for the initial analysis we would like to work with a sample of 10 observations. Choose a sample consisting 10 different smart phones by simple random sampling considering the table of random numbers given in the Appendix. You can begin from any row or column. Write your explanations for each step of choice and give a list of the sampled smart phone models.

Apple iPhone 7
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPhone 6S Plus
Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5S
Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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APPENDIX: Table of Random Numbers

Source: Berenson, M.L., Levine, D.M. and Krehbiel, T.C. (2012). Basic Business Statistics: Concepts and Applications, 12th Edition, Pearson.

Rubrics

Questions worth 25 points

			Descriptor

22.5	–	25	The student uses the proper formulas, completes the calculations correctly, arrives to the right result, draws the graph correctly when required
20	–	22.3	The student uses the right formula, but applies it wrongly (minor errors, figures in the wrong place…) and then, of course, the result is wrong
17.5	–	19.8	The student demonstrates a fair understanding of the meaning of the data given and of the question asked, but he/she is not able to identify the formula to be used, does larger errors and/or the calculations are wrong.
10	–	17.3	The student demonstrates some understanding of the concepts but he/she is not able to relate the data given in any way
2.5	–	9.75	The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts and does not mention any relevant ideas or concepts, but he/she done not leave it blank
	0		The student leaves the question blank or cheats.

Questions worth 20 points

	Descriptor
18-20	The student uses the proper formulas, completes the calculations correctly, arrives to the right result, draws the graph correctly when required
16-17.9	The student uses the right formula, but applies it wrongly (minor errors, figures in the wrong place…) and then, of course, the result is wrong
14-15.9	The student demonstrates a fair understanding of the meaning of the data given and of the question asked, but he/she is not able to identify the formula to be used, does larger errors and/or the calculations are wrong.
8-13.9	The student demonstrates some understanding of the concepts but he/she is not able to relate the data given in any way
1-7.9	The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts and does not mention any relevant ideas or concepts, but he/she done not leave it blank
0	The student leaves the question blank or cheats.

Questions worth 15 points

			Descriptor
13.5	–	15	The student demonstrates an excellent understanding of the concepts.
12	–	13.4	The student demonstrates a good understanding of the concepts.
10.5	–	11.9	The student demonstrates a fair understanding of the concepts.
9	–	10.4	The student demonstrates some, but insufficient understanding of the concepts.
4.5	–	8.85	The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts. They may mention some relevant ideas or concepts, although it is clear that the relationship between them is not understood by the student.
1.5	–	4.35	The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts and does not mention any relevant ideas or concepts.
0			The student leaves the question blank or cheats.

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Evaluative essay

Write an approximately three-page evaluative essay on the following topic, which should be about 1000 words. It must respond to the essay prompt and be informed by course material. While consultation of outside-of-class material is acceptable.

Write an evaluative essay on racism and Boxill’s “The Color Blind Principle.” As part of your essay, 1) define racism, and 2) explain the two varieties of racism, personal and institutional. After these preliminaries, 3) evaluate Boxill’s proposal in “The Color Blind Principle” that not being able to choose to identify characteristics about oneself is irrelevant for justice (cf the responsibility criterion). In your evaluation, demonstrate an understanding of his argument, basic ethical concepts, and course material more broadly. 4) Finally, offer at least one plausible argument for or against Boxill’s previously mentioned position that demonstrates an understanding of it.

(Screenshot of rubric provided)

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Executive Summary- Assessment 2.1

Requirements:
Write an executive summary, 4 pages in length, of existing outcome measures related to a performance issue uncovered in your gap analysis that you intend to address. (This topic was medication reconciliation.)
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.
Properly formatted citations and references. References should be scholarly references no more than 5 years old.
Composing the Executive Summary
Explain key quality and safety outcomes.
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in your organization or practice setting and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Determine how the leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Writing and Supporting Evidence
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Context:
It has been said that time is money. In planning change to positively influence outcomes, it is important that you be able to quickly and concisely articulate your ideas. An executive summary is a short document that summarizes a more in-depth report. Think of it in terms of a public service announcement or commercial in which you must grab the attention of the stakeholders in order for your project to become a priority.

An executive summary enables you to provide the executive-level leaders with a brief but effective overview of what you have determined is a need, a change, or an enhancement for the organization. A succinct, informative summary linked to the organization’s strategic plan will improve your chances of obtaining stakeholder support.

Questions to consider:
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.

Building stakeholder support is crucial to fostering and sustaining change. Therefore, as you approach this assessment, think about the stakeholders whose support you will need for the change you want to bring about.

What information is most essential for both the formal and informal stakeholders to understand about the proposed change?
How might you communicate the need for change using just a few sentences (this is often referred to as an “elevator speech”).

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Note: The requirements outlined below correspond to the grading criteria in the Executive Summary Scoring Guide. Be sure that your written analysis addresses each point, at a minimum.
Competency 1: Analyze quality and safety outcomes from an administrative and systems perspective.
Explain key quality and safety outcomes.
Analyze the relationships between a systemic problem in an organization and specific quality and safety outcomes.
Competency 2: Determine how outcome measures promote quality and safety processes within an organization.
Determine how specific outcome measures support strategic initiatives related to a quality and safety culture.
Competency 3: Determine how specific organizational functions, policies, processes, procedures, norms, and behaviors can be used to build reliability and high-performing organizations.
Determine the strategic value to an organization of specific outcome measures.
Competency 4: Synthesize the various aspects of the nurse leader’s role in developing, promoting, and sustaining a culture of quality and safety.
Determine how a leadership team would support the implementation and adoption of proposed practice changes affecting specific outcomes.
Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Write clearly and concisely, using correct grammar and mechanics.
Integrate relevant and credible sources of evidence to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.

Suggested Resources:
Writing Executive Summaries
The following resources will help you in writing your executive summary.

Carroll, S. V. (2013). The executive summary: An advance organizer for the reader. The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 45(1), 1. doi:10.1097/JNN.0b013e31827de8c1
This article will help you organize your executive summary.
Markowitz, E. (n.d.). How to write an executive summary. Inc. Retrieved from https://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-write-an-executive-summary.html

This article provides tips on writing executive summaries and offers links to additional resources that show you examples of using executive summaries for benchmarks and branding.
Vila Health: Quality and Safety Gap Analysis | Transcript.
This interactive exercise introduces best practices for writing an executive summary, which may help you with the assessment.

Executive Summary Examples
The following documents provide examples of how various executive summaries are written.

Beal, B. (2014). “Executive summary of “Healthcare branding: developing emotionally based consumer brand relationships.” The Journal of Services Marketing, 28(2). Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/JSM-02-2014-0073
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2015). CMS quality measure development plan: Supporting the transition to the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs) [draft]. Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Value-Based-Programs/MACRA-MIPS-and-APMs/Draft-CMS-Quality-Measure-Development-Plan-MDP.pdf
Miller, D., Pearsall, E., Johnston, D., Frecea, M., & McKenzie, M. (2017). Executive summary: Enhanced recovery after surgery: best practice guideline for care of patients with a fecal diversion. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 44(1), 74–77.
This example shows guidelines for best practice.

Strategic Planning
The following resources will help you in addressing the strategic value of existing outcome measures.
Health Research & Educational Trust. (2014). Hospital-based strategies for creating a culture of health. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/hospital_based_strategies_creating_culture_health_RWJF.pdf
Ishfaq, R., & Raja, U. (2015). Bridging the healthcare access divide: A strategic planning model for rural telemedicine network. Decision Sciences, 46(4), 755–790. doi:10.1111/deci.12165

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The Plague

What insights can we discover from Camus’ novel, The Plague, about moral motivations? This is best done by focusing one character (perhaps two, but not more—for the sake of focus). Of course, you can bring in points about or remarks/reflections by other characters, but your focus should likely be on one character. Almost all of you will include Rieux to some degree in your paper, at least as a “foil” to shed light on the character you are focusing on, and Rieux himself could also serve as the main focus. But you could also focus on Tarrou, Rambert, Paneloux or Cottard. I don’t think we have enough about M. Othon for a focus, but he (or even Gonzales) could shine light on the person you do discuss.

Remember that the narrator, Dr. Bernard Rieux, perhaps with the author, Camus himself, is reluctant to endorse any specific moral principles, especially if such principles might pass judgment on individuals who are acting on behalf of a personal value that they deeply feel that gives meaning to their lives. This is why I suggest to focus on moral motivation,

My point above is also that positive judgments about moral motivations might be different from negative judgments about moral motivations. In other words, while what Rambert eventually decides to do might be morally praiseworthy, what he initially wants is not necessarily morally wrong. Remember that Rambert said he agreed to undergo whatever quarantine he needed to if he were allowed to leave (84). So he’s not simply irresponsible. But certainly what motivates him changes as the novel goes on, and this is interesting.

Tarrou comes the closest to articulating moral principles, but even he expresses them more in terms of motivation. His motivations are similar to Rieux’s, but in other ways also different and unique to Tarrou, as he tells his story. He discusses his motivations in their “hour off for friendship” and exemplifies them in his death, but he also finally says something about them at the very end of his first “interview” with Rieux (130). Tarrou could be a very interesting focus.

I don’t mean to dismiss Paneloux, but his understanding of his own moral motivation is very sadly lacking, in Camus’ view (and Camus’s imagination is the only place that Paneloux exists!) With Paneloux, I would guess that the real interesting part is how he changes (but maybe doesn’t change enough), as well as the gap between his conscious beliefs and his actions and emotions.

It seems obvious that an essay on Cottard would be mostly critical, focused on the inadequacy or wrong-headedness of his motivations, which are not moral, but at best amoral and likely even immoral. But he still would clearly fit the essay assignment.

I skipped Grand, Rieux’s (the narrator’s) “hero”! A good essay could be written on him, as sad a character as he is in many ways. Nevertheless, despite all his weirdness, he’s a good person. And a paper the analyzes him by reflecting on how he relates to Rieux, Tarrou, Cottard and above all, to Oran itself could be a good paper!

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Current Event Assignment

Access a news article pertaining to a Texas policy topic. You can choose an article from the list below or, if you want to choose your own article, it must be less than 6 months old and from one of the following sources: 1) The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/ or 2) The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/.

The purposes of this assignment are:

to increase your ability to research current events in government,
to increase your understanding of a particular area of government,
to connect concepts you are learning in class material, with real-world issues.

You are to include the following in your assignment:

1. Article title and source – 5 points

Using the MLA style of citation, where did you get the article? Important note – the citation must be in MLA style for full credit
For this assignment, you must include the url in your citation.

2. Summary – 5 points

Briefly and in your own word, summarize the content of the article. Important note – the summary must be in your own words.

3. Connection 1 – 15 points

Connect the article to a concept we have covered in class from Chapters 4, 5, or 7 PowerPoints ( I have attached three PowerPoints). Important Note – the concept has to be from the three PowerPoints I have attached.

Define the concept that you state the article connects to.
Describe how the article illustrates the concept.

4. Connection 2 – 15 points

Connect the article to any additional concept we have covered in class.

Define the concept that you state the article connects to.
Describe how the article illustrates the concept.

5. Reaction – 10 points

Take a position on the issue contained in the article.

What ideas, positions, or assumptions do you want to challenge?
What do you agree with and why?

Write your paper in paragraph form using good sentence structure with proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Write the paper in your own words. If you need to use a short quote, cite properly. The paper should be approximately two pages in length, double-spaced, one-inch margins, and 12-point font. Content is more important than length.

This is not a critique of whether the article is good or bad. This assignment is to make a connection to the classroom material (the three PowerPoints I have attached) and to explore the different sides of the issue.

Unit 4 Current Event 4 Articles – SP20

CE4 Articles

Abortion Policy
Criminal Justice Policy
Education Policy
Firearms Policy
Health Care Policy
Immigration Policy
Regulatory Policy
Social Welfare Policy

Abortion Policy

Federal Appeals Court Says Texas Can Block Pill-Induced Abortions During Pandemic

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/20/texas-abortion-pill-coronavirus/

Criminal Justice Policy

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Rejects New Death Penalty Trial Requested Under “Junk Science” Law

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/11/texas-death-penalty-rigoberto-avila-junk-science-law/

Education Policy

Special Education Students Fall Behind as Texas Schools Scramble to Adapt

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/10/texas-schools-closed-coronavirus-struggling-special-education/

Firearms Policy

A Houston Police Death and the Debate Over Who Should Have Guns in Texas

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/12/13/houston-police-death-and-debate-over-who-should-have-guns-texas/

Health Care Policy

Black Texans Already Face Health Care Disparities. The Coronavirus is Making it Worse.

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/29/black-texas-coronavirus-health-care-disparities/

Before Texas Can Safely Reopen its Economy, Health Experts Say These Four Things Must Happen

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/27/texas-coronavirus-health-experts-say-more-resources-needed-reopen/

Immigration Policy

Federal Government Sued for Denying Stimulus Checks to Americans Married to Undocumented Immigrants

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/29/immigration-stimulus-check/

Regulatory Policy

Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, Trump Administration Stops Enforcing Environmental Laws

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/27/coronavirus-era-trump-administration-halts-environmental-protections/

Report: Six Texas Oil Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Pollutant Above Federal Threshold

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/06/six-texas-oil-refineries-spewing-cancer-causing-pollutant-benzene/

Social Welfare Policy

230,000 Texas Families Filed for SNAP Food Assistance in March, Twice as Many as Same Month Last Year

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/13/texas-snap-applications-coronavirus/