Establishing My Academic and Career Path As you begin the transition from academic courses to career opportunities, reflect on how the strategies already discussed can help to guide you through the process. Consider the degree path you have chosen and what additional skills or activities you should engage in beyond the academic learning in your courses to be successful. What initiatives and goals do you have for this career? Begin and continue to establish your academic journey and career goals. Individual courses within the program will offer opportunities through assignments that develop particular skills pertinent to specific career requirements and transfer of acquired knowledge. Other courses and specific assignments such as interview, practicum, and capstone projects provide opportunities for students to be exposed to relevant problems and creative activities in health care. These opportunities will require students to apply techniques acquired from the classroom to active investigation with experienced mentors in the field. Research where to find career openings in your chosen field, select a position you might be interested in, and identify the qualifications and experience required. Identify these requirements as you progress through the coursework provided in your program. Take initiative to inquire and explore as you make connections with your coursework and career goals. Some items to consider further are membership in a professional association, the use of Internet job boards for research into future trends, licensure compliance throughout the country/world, and occupational conditions such as location, shifts worked, required equipment, or safety standards. Listed below are some suggestions related to the types of information that you may want to include in this section of the document: 1) Who? Who would make up my network (e.g., peers, instructors, professionals, colleagues) essential to success in my chosen field in relation to this particular course? 2) What? What are my findings from researching competencies and/or certification requirements for my specific job role in relation to this course? 3) When? When should I begin to make the connection between my course of study and my career goals? 4) Where? Where does this course fit in my career goals? Where could I schedule an interview or internship to bridge the theory in my course with the practice of a job in the field? 5) Why? Why are peer-reviewed articles important and what is the significance of them in a career in health care? 6) How? How does this course relate to the requirements of my career goals? How can I make a link between the course and career experience that I need? Focus on the concepts and skills learned from this course and spend time reflecting on Who, What, When, Where, Why or How, in establishing your academic and career path. Examples are provided below. The table will continue to expand as you progress through the course. Date Category (Who, W ...

1. Establishing My Academic and Career Path
As you begin the transition from academic courses to career
opportunities, reflect on how the strategies already discussed
can help to guide you through the process. Consider the degree
path you have chosen and what additional skills or activities
you should engage in beyond the academic learning in your
courses to be successful. What initiatives and goals do you have
for this career? Begin and continue to establish your academic
journey and career goals.
Individual courses within the program will offer opportunities
through assignments that develop particular skills pertinent to
specific career requirements and transfer of acquired
knowledge. Other courses and specific assignments such as
interview, practicum, and capstone projects provide
opportunities for students to be exposed to relevant problems
and creative activities in health care. These opportunities will
require students to apply techniques acquired from the
classroom to active investigation with experienced mentors in
the field.
Research where to find career openings in your chosen field,
select a position you might be interested in, and identify the
qualifications and experience required. Identify these
requirements as you progress through the coursework provided
in your program. Take initiative to inquire and explore as you
make connections with your coursework and career goals. Some
items to consider further are membership in a professional
association, the use of Internet job boards for research into
future trends, licensure compliance throughout the

2. country/world, and occupational conditions such as location,
shifts worked, required equipment, or safety standards.
Listed below are some suggestions related to the types of
information that you may want to include in this section of the
document:
1) Who? Who would make up my network (e.g., peers,
instructors, professionals, colleagues) essential to success in my
chosen field in relation to this particular course?
2) What? What are my findings from researching competencies
and/or certification requirements for my specific job role in
relation to this course?
3) When? When should I begin to make the connection between
my course of study and my career goals?
4) Where? Where does this course fit in my career goals? Where
could I schedule an interview or internship to bridge the theory
in my course with the practice of a job in the field?
5) Why? Why are peer-reviewed articles important and what is
the significance of them in a career in health care?
6) How? How does this course relate to the requirements of my
career goals? How can I make a link between the course and
career experience that I need?
Focus on the concepts and skills learned from this course and
spend time reflecting on Who, What, When, Where, Why or
How, in establishing your academic and career path. Examples
are provided below. The table will continue to expand as you
progress through the course.
Date
Category
(Who, What, When, Where, Why or How)
Comment
Required Follow-Up
1/21/2011

3. Who
EXAMPLE: Donald Duck – Current manager of the T& D
department at ABC hospital. He has agreed to act as a
professional mentor as I complete this program. We discussed
the capstone project deliverable and steps required for approval.
Who
Who
1/29/2011
What
EXAMPLE: Read an article entitled, “Health Care Delivery
Dynamics.” This may be my target topic for project: <name of
topic>
What
2/10/2011
When
EXAMPLE: Obtain evidence research project approval from
ABC hospital. (5/31/2010)

4. 2/17/2011
Where
EXAMPLE: Professional health care association – ACHE
(American College Health Care Executives) Made contact and
inquiries.
Where
2/24/2011
Why
EXAMPLE: Based on recent readings, identify five reasons the
project would be beneficial to my organization (improve patient
care, enhance hospital efficiency, save money, make money,
improve quality).

5. Why
03/02/2011
How
EXAMPLE:
Tour health care setting (hospital, nursing home, home health
agencies or insurance company) facility and interview IT
security officer to gain understanding in the field (04/12/2010)
How
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Project Management Case
You are working for a large, apparel design and manufacturing
company, Trillo Apparel Company (TAC), headquartered in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. TAC employs around 3000 people
and has remained profitable through tough economic times. The
operations are divided into 4 districts; District 1 – North,
District 2 – South, District 3 – West and District 4 – East. The

6. company sets strategic goals at the beginning of each year and
operates with priorities to reach those goals.Trillo Apparel
Company Current Year Priorities
· Increase Sales and Distribution in the East
· Improve Product Quality
· Improve Production in District 4
· Increase Brand Recognition
· Increase RevenuesCompany Details
Company Name: Trillo Apparel Company (TAC)
Company Type: Apparel design and production
Company Size: 3000 employees
Position
# Employees
Owner/CEO
1
Vice President
4
Chief Operating Officer
1
Chief Financial Officer
1
Chief Information Officer
1
IT Department
38
District Manager
4
Sales Team
30
Accountant
12
Administrative Assistant
7
Order Fullfilment
45
Customer Service

7. 57
Designer
24
Project Manager
10
Maintenance
25
Operations
2500
Shipping Department
240
Total Employees
3000
Products: Various Apparel
Corporate Location: Albuquerque, New MexicoTAC
Organization Chart
District 4 Production Warehouse Move Project Details
The business has expanded considerably over the past few years
and District 4 in the East has outgrown its current production
facility. Because of this growth the executives want to expand
the current facility, moving the whole facility 10 miles away.
The location selected has enough room for the production and
the shipping department. However, the current warehouse needs
some renovation to accommodate the district’s operational
needs.
The VP of Operations estimates the production and shipping
warehouse move for District 4 will provide room required to
generate the additional $1 million/year product revenues to
meet the current demand due to the expanded production
capacity. Daily production generates $50,000 revenue so a week
of downtime will cost $250,000 in lost revenues.

8. The move must be completed in 4 months.
Mileage between the old and new facilities is 10 miles.
Bids have been received from contractors to build out the new
office space and production floor and have signed contracts for
work as follows:
Activity
Company Providing Services
Total Contract
Supplies
Time Needed
Pack, move and unpack production equipment
City Equipment Movers
$150,000
n/a
5 Days
Move non-production equipment and materials
Express Moving Company
$125,000
n/a
5 Days
Framing
East Side Framing & Drywall
$121,000
$125,000
15 Days
Electrical
Sparks Electrical
$18,000
$12,000
10 Days
Plumbing
Waterworks Plumbing
$15,000
$13,000
10 Days
Drywall

9. East Side Framing & Drywall
$121,000
$18,000
15 Days
Finish Work
Woodcraft Carpentry
$115,000
$15,000
15 Days
Build work benches for production floor
Student Workers Carpentry
$112,000
$110,000
15 Days
Production workdays are Monday through Saturday. The actual
move must be completed in 5 days for as little disruption to
production activities as possible. All contractors are on other
projects but have been booked in advance. The contractors will
gain the necessary permits and schedule city and county
inspections but these tasks need to be identified separately due
to the length of time it can take. Permitting and inspections can
take from one to three weeks, depending upon schedule and the
flexibility of the inspector. The new warehouse is empty and
can be accessed immediately. Framing cannot start until the
permits are received. Electrical and plumbing can begin as soon
as the framing is finished. Drywall cannot start until the
electrical and plumbing inspections are complete. After the
drywall is completed, final inspections will be completed by the
county and city. After both the county and city have passed the
new construction, finish work can begin. Building the product
floor work benches can occur at any time before the move
occurs.
Chief Executive
Officer
Chief Operating

10. Officer
Chief Financial
Officer
VP Sales &
Marketing
Chief Information
Officer
Executive
Assistant
VP
Operations
VP Customer
Service
Inbound Call
Manager
Outbound Call
Manager
Outbound Call
Team (20)
Inbound Call
Team (35)
IT
Manager
IT Staff
(37)
Sales Team
(30)
Accountants
(12)
District2
Manager
District 3
Manager
District1
Manager
District 4

11. Manager
D1 Operations
(500)
D1 Operations
(650)
D3 Operations
(450)
D4 Operations
(900)
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Order Fulfillment
(45)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(90)
Maintenance
(5)
Maintenance
(5)
Maintenance

12. (5)
Maintenance
(10)
Project Managers
(10)
VP
Design
Design Team
(24)
Trillo Apparel Company
Chief Executive
Officer
Chief Operating
Officer �
Chief Financial
Officer�
VP Sales &
Marketing �
Executive
Assistant�
Chief Information
Officer�
VP
Operations�
VP Customer
Service �
Inbound Call
Manager�
Outbound Call
Team (20)�
Outbound Call
Manager�
Inbound Call
Team (35)�
IT

13. Manager�
IT Staff
(37)�
Sales Team
(30)
Accountants
(12)�
District2
Manager�
District 3
Manager�
District1
Manager�
District 4
Manager�
D1 Operations
(500)�
D1 Operations
(650)�
D3 Operations
(450)�
D4 Operations
(900)�
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant�

14. Shipping
(50)�
Order Fulfillment
(45)�
Shipping
(50)�
Shipping
(50)�
Shipping
(90)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(10)�
Project Managers
(10)�
VP
Design�
Design Team
(24)�
Trillo Apparel Company
Project Management Case
You are working for a large, apparel design and manufacturing
company, Trillo Apparel Company (TAC), headquartered in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. TAC employs around 3000 people
and has remained profitable through tough economic times. The
operations are divided into 4 districts; District 1 – North,
District 2 – South, District 3 – West and District 4 – East. The
company sets strategic goals at the beginning of each year and
operates with priorities to reach those goals.Trillo Apparel
Company Current Year Priorities

15. · Increase Sales and Distribution in the East
· Improve Product Quality
· Improve Production in District 4
· Increase Brand Recognition
· Increase RevenuesCompany Details
Company Name: Trillo Apparel Company (TAC)
Company Type: Apparel design and production
Company Size: 3000 employees
Position
# Employees
Owner/CEO
1
Vice President
4
Chief Operating Officer
1
Chief Financial Officer
1
Chief Information Officer
1
IT Department
38
District Manager
4
Sales Team
30
Accountant
12
Administrative Assistant
7
Order Fullfilment
45
Customer Service
57
Designer
24

16. Project Manager
10
Maintenance
25
Operations
2500
Shipping Department
240
Total Employees
3000
Products: Various Apparel
Corporate Location: Albuquerque, New MexicoTAC
Organization Chart
District 4 Production Warehouse Move Project Details
The business has expanded considerably over the past few years
and District 4 in the East has outgrown its current production
facility. Because of this growth the executives want to expand
the current facility, moving the whole facility 10 miles away.
The location selected has enough room for the production and
the shipping department. However, the current warehouse needs
some renovation to accommodate the district’s operational
needs.
The VP of Operations estimates the production and shipping
warehouse move for District 4 will provide room required to
generate the additional $1 million/year product revenues to
meet the current demand due to the expanded production
capacity. Daily production generates $50,000 revenue so a week
of downtime will cost $250,000 in lost revenues.
The move must be completed in 4 months.
Mileage between the old and new facilities is 10 miles.
Bids have been received from contractors to build out the new

17. office space and production floor and have signed contracts for
work as follows:
Activity
Company Providing Services
Total Contract
Supplies
Time Needed
Pack, move and unpack production equipment
City Equipment Movers
$150,000
n/a
5 Days
Move non-production equipment and materials
Express Moving Company
$125,000
n/a
5 Days
Framing
East Side Framing & Drywall
$121,000
$125,000
15 Days
Electrical
Sparks Electrical
$18,000
$12,000
10 Days
Plumbing
Waterworks Plumbing
$15,000
$13,000
10 Days
Drywall
East Side Framing & Drywall
$121,000
$18,000

18. 15 Days
Finish Work
Woodcraft Carpentry
$115,000
$15,000
15 Days
Build work benches for production floor
Student Workers Carpentry
$112,000
$110,000
15 Days
Production workdays are Monday through Saturday. The actual
move must be completed in 5 days for as little disruption to
production activities as possible. All contractors are on other
projects but have been booked in advance. The contractors will
gain the necessary permits and schedule city and county
inspections but these tasks need to be identified separately due
to the length of time it can take. Permitting and inspections can
take from one to three weeks, depending upon schedule and the
flexibility of the inspector. The new warehouse is empty and
can be accessed immediately. Framing cannot start until the
permits are received. Electrical and plumbing can begin as soon
as the framing is finished. Drywall cannot start until the
electrical and plumbing inspections are complete. After the
drywall is completed, final inspections will be completed by the
county and city. After both the county and city have passed the
new construction, finish work can begin. Building the product
floor work benches can occur at any time before the move
occurs.
Chief Executive
Officer
Chief Operating
Officer
Chief Financial
Officer

19. VP Sales &
Marketing
Chief Information
Officer
Executive
Assistant
VP
Operations
VP Customer
Service
Inbound Call
Manager
Outbound Call
Manager
Outbound Call
Team (20)
Inbound Call
Team (35)
IT
Manager
IT Staff
(37)
Sales Team
(30)
Accountants
(12)
District2
Manager
District 3
Manager
District1
Manager
District 4
Manager
D1 Operations
(500)

20. D1 Operations
(650)
D3 Operations
(450)
D4 Operations
(900)
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Administrative
Assistant
Order Fulfillment
(45)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(50)
Shipping
(90)
Maintenance
(5)
Maintenance
(5)
Maintenance
(5)
Maintenance
(10)

21. Project Managers
(10)
VP
Design
Design Team
(24)
Trillo Apparel Company
Chief Executive
Officer
Chief Operating
Officer �
Chief Financial
Officer�
VP Sales &
Marketing �
Executive
Assistant�
Chief Information
Officer�
VP
Operations�
VP Customer
Service �
Inbound Call
Manager�
Outbound Call
Team (20)�
Outbound Call
Manager�
Inbound Call
Team (35)�
IT
Manager�
IT Staff
(37)�

22. Sales Team
(30)
Accountants
(12)�
District2
Manager�
District 3
Manager�
District1
Manager�
District 4
Manager�
D1 Operations
(500)�
D1 Operations
(650)�
D3 Operations
(450)�
D4 Operations
(900)�
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant �
Administrative
Assistant�
Shipping
(50)�
Order Fulfillment

23. (45)�
Shipping
(50)�
Shipping
(50)�
Shipping
(90)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(5)�
Maintenance
(10)�
Project Managers
(10)�
VP
Design�
Design Team
(24)�
Trillo Apparel Company