QUESTION: Cruise International Inc. wants to launch a new onboard telemedicine procedure and the project is time-critical. You need to provide project management assistance to Susan Petersen in Cll’s Marketing Department as well as to Dr. Janelle Black at Corporate Medical Services. Comments from your meeting with Susan follow. “Hello, I’m Susan Petersen. Here’s the project I have in mind for you. We have a new telemedicine procedure ready to be introduced onboard our fleet of ships. This is part of Cll’s efforts to make passengers feel more comfortable with the onboard medical care and will be featured in our next publicity blitz. It is also much needed help that we have promised the medical personnel working onboard. The procedure requires the acquisition, installation, and marketing of a new telemedicine communications system. Dr. Janelle Black is responsible for its implementation. She has given me a list of activities that need to be completed before the new system can be implemented. There are four stages: 1. Develop the Criteria and Systems 2. Write the Simplified Operating Instructions for using the System 3. Order the Hardware to Support the System 4. Install the System 5. Training of Staff At that time, the training of the medical personnel needs to be completed. When the equipment has been installed onboard the Friendly Seas I and the medical personnel are sufficiently trained, we will have a four-week test period before launching the new system and beginning installation in all of our ships. Take a look at Activities for Telemedicine Systems Implementation.” "Since we are anxious for the project to be completed as soon as possible, we have the option of paying additional costs to speed up some of the activities. For example, the normal time required for the communications contractor to finalize criteria can be reduced by one week at an additional cost of $1500. Another example is that equipment could be shipped by UPS Ground and save one week. This would cost an additional $2,000. Using FedEx would save two weeks but cost an additional $4,500. The training period for the nurses can be reduced by one week if Human Resources allows the nurses to work overtime at an additional cost of $1,200. For the criteria development, $3,500 in overtime can be saved if this activity is allowed to take five weeks to complete." 1. Determine the absolute shortest length of time in which the telemedicine project can be completed if none of the activities are crashed. 2. Determine the shortest length of time the project can be finished if activities on the critical path are crashed. 3. Calculate the additional cost resulting from crashing all the activities possible. 4. Explain how you can minimize the additional cost of crashing the project while completing the project in the same amount of time as determined in question 2. Activities for Telemedicine System Implementation Time Estimates for Ship Board Telemedicine System Project Activity desig ...

1. QUESTION:
Cruise International Inc. wants to launch a new onboard
telemedicine procedure and the project is time-critical. You
need to provide project management assistance to Susan
Petersen in Cll’s Marketing Department as well as to Dr. Janelle
Black at Corporate Medical Services. Comments from your
meeting with Susan follow.
“Hello, I’m Susan Petersen. Here’s the project I have in mind
for you. We have a new telemedicine procedure ready to be
introduced onboard our fleet of ships. This is part of Cll’s
efforts to make passengers feel more comfortable with the
onboard medical care and will be featured in our next publicity
blitz. It is also much needed help that we have promised the
medical personnel working onboard. The procedure requires the
acquisition, installation, and marketing of a new telemedicine
communications system. Dr. Janelle Black is responsible for its
implementation. She has given me a list of activities that need
to be completed before the new system can be implemented.
There are four stages:
1. Develop the Criteria and Systems
2. Write the Simplified Operating Instructions for using the
System
3. Order the Hardware to Support the System
4. Install the System
5. Training of Staff
At that time, the training of the medical personnel needs to be
completed. When the equipment has been installed onboard the
Friendly Seas I and the medical personnel are sufficiently
trained, we will have a four-week test period before launching
the new system and beginning installation in all of our ships.

2. Take a look at Activities for Telemedicine Systems
Implementation.”
"Since we are anxious for the project to be completed as soon as
possible, we have the option of paying additional costs to speed
up some of the activities. For example, the normal time required
for the communications contractor to finalize criteria can be
reduced by one week at an additional cost of $1500. Another
example is that equipment could be shipped by UPS Ground and
save one week. This would cost an additional $2,000. Using
FedEx would save two weeks but cost an additional $4,500. The
training period for the nurses can be reduced by one week if
Human Resources allows the nurses to work overtime at an
additional cost of $1,200. For the criteria development, $3,500
in overtime can be saved if this activity is allowed to take five
weeks to complete."
1. Determine the absolute shortest length of time in which the
telemedicine project can be completed if none of the activities
are crashed.
2. Determine the shortest length of time the project can be
finished if activities on the critical path are crashed.
3. Calculate the additional cost resulting from crashing all the
activities possible.
4. Explain how you can minimize the additional cost of crashing
the project while completing the project in the same amount of
time as determined in question 2.
Activities for Telemedicine System Implementation
Time Estimates for Ship Board Telemedicine System Project
Activity designator
Activity description
Optimistic time estimate
Most likely time estimate
Pessimistic time estimate
Immediate preceding activity

3. A
Develop criteria
2
4
6
None
B
Select medical personnel
8
9
10
None
C
Train medical personnel
6
7
8
A&B
D
Marketing of service
4
8
12
B
E
Order and ship equipment
14
16
18
None
F
Test new personnel on system
3
4
5
C&E

4. Media Response Paper (25%): There are two objectives to this
assignment: (1) to provide you with experience in both
academic writing and developing an argument based on strong
evidence, as well as 2) to help you think more critically about
the media we consume on a daily basis, via internet, television,
radio, etc. This paper is to be 5-7 pages long, double spaced,
size 12 Times New Roman font, 1” margins using ASA or APA
format.
For this paper you will critically investigate a social problem
and how it is presented in a media source, using knowledge and
insights gained in this course. The parameters for this
assignment are fairly broad: you can watch a full-length movie,
an episode of a TV show or movie, read a magazine
editorial/article, watch a news program, listen to a podcast, or
consume another source of media (as long as you run it by me,
first) and discuss how a social problem is discussed in the
source. Some ideas/examples for this exercise are to:
1. Watch a full-length movie, or an episode of a television show
(must be at least one hour long) that discusses a social problem
(a controversial issue which claims makers describe as a
problem). Likely, (especially in films) other characters will not
think that same “problem” is a problem. If you need
suggestions, please let me know.
1. Watch/listen to and compare and contrast two or more of the
following news stations: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, National
Public Radio (NPR) to see how each describes a social problem
(look for controversies and agreements).
1. Listen to a podcast or radio show (NPR) to see how it
engages in claims making and describe points being made about
why something is or is not a “social problem.”
1. Read articles from The New Yorker, or Huffington Post, and

5. compare it to an article from The National Review, or The
Economist, or The Wall Street Journal.
Note: If you choose to use articles rather than podcasts or
television/movies, you must use at least 5 articles unless they
are longer than 3-4 pages on the internet (in which case, you
may talk to me about your expectations).
For this exercise, keep in mind the following questions as you
consume your media of choice:
· What social problem is being described? Why is it a problem?
Who thinks it is a problem? Why is it described as a
problem/not a problem?
· Who is being impacted by this “social problem?” Are they the
same people who describe this problem to be a problem?
· If you are doing a comparative paper, what controversies do
you notice in the description of a social problem?
· Does the media source provide any sort of proposed solution
to the issue at hand? If so, what is it, and what sort of agenda
does it fit?
· What other concepts from class are illustrated in the media
source?
Worth 25 pts. (Simply calculate grade/15 to find out your
percentage). You will be held accountable for this rubric and
my directions play a role in decisions regarding how well these
criteria are being evaluated.
A social problem is accurately represented
_____/4

6. 2 or more claims are discussed analyzed regarding a social
problem_____/4
Author demonstrates solid understanding of their (media)
selection _____/4
Author followed instructions
(1 hr. of time, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, APA/ASA
format) _____/4
Author used course materials/concepts in analysis
_____/3
Analysis is insightful, interesting, beyond basics
_____/2
Paper is well organized /grammar/spelling
_____/2
At least one hour of air time (reading time for books, if you
choose to use articles, you must use at least 5).
_____/2
Comments:
= _____/25
Note: To cite movies and television shows, simply acknowledge
them in your paper (ex. In X Men, Xavier had a lot of
similarities to Martin Luther King Jr. while Magneto had a lot
of similarities to Malcom X, etc.).
TOPIC: Stop and Frisk
But if you think it’s easier to write other topic, choose from
below.
Abortion
Affirmative Action
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
Ageism / Age Discrimination
Airport Security
Alcoholism
Animal Rights

7. Anorexia Nervosa
Anti-Muslim Discrimination
Birth Control
Bulimia Nervosa
Bullying
Campus Crime
Capital Punishment / Death Penalty
Child Abuse
Child Labor
Classism
Climate Change
Cloning
Corporate Downsizing
Cyber Bullying
Date Rape
Disaster Relief
Distracted Driving
Domestic Violence
Dream Act
Drinking and Driving
Drug Abuse / Drug Addiction
Eating Disorders
Ebola Virus Disease
Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Environmental Pollution
Equal Pay
Gang Violence
Gay Rights
Genetically Modified Food
Global Warming
Gun Control
Hazing
Health Care Disparities
Health Care Reform
HIV / AIDS
Homelessness

8. Honor Killings
Human Trafficking
Identify Theft
Illegal Immigration
Legalization of Marijuana
Legalization of Prostitution
Mall Shootings
Mass Murder
Meth Labs (Methamphetamine Laboratories)
Mercy Killing / Assisted Suicide
Minimum Wage
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)
Obesity
Organ and Body Donation
Outsourcing Jobs
Pedophilia
Police Brutality
Pollution
Pornography
Poverty
Prayer in Schools
Racial Disparities in Sentencing
Racial Profiling
Racism
Rape
Right to Work
Same-Sex Marriage
Sex Trade
Sexism
Sexual Harassment
Sexting
Single Parenting
Smoking / Tobacco Use
Social Networking and Privacy
Spousal Abuse
Steroid Use in Sports

9. Stereotyping
Suicide
Sweat Shops
Teen Pregnancy
Terrorism
Unemployment
Violence in Schools
Violence in Music Videos
Violence in Video Games
Voting Rights Restrictions