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Competitive Advantage A firm’s Competitive Advantage is its ability to create and deliver value to its customers in ways that are distinct from and superior to its competitors. Competitive advantage stems from a firm’s distinct ability to perform an activity or a set of activities differently or better than its competitors. These activity(ies) are the ones that are critical to the firm’s ability to deliver value. Competitive advantage usually results in superior revenues, profits, or both, for the firm, vis a vis its competitors. Adapted from: Barney, J. (1991), 'Firm Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage', Journal of Management, vol. 17, no. 1, Mar, pp. 99-120 Competitive Advantage .

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You have been asked to organize a community health fair at a local public school. The health fair will provide information and education on the following topics related to health promotion: *Immunizations *Importance of healthy diet and exercise *Avoidance of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol *Responsible sexual behaviors (use of condoms, risk of sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and concerns related to unintended pregnancies) *Injury and violence prevention (motor vehicle crashes, firearms, poisonings, suffocation, falls, fires, and drowning) The volunteers who will be manning the stations are from the health care community (i.e., doctors, nurses, dietitians, and social workers). You want to ensure that the team members take into consideration the familial health traditions, personal beliefs, and the values of the people who will be attending the health fair. In a three- to four-page paper (excluding title and reference pages), address the following points: -Identify potential areas where health care providers’ culture may influence the treatment approach/recommendations, which may be in conflict with the health belief of a community member’s culture and practices. -Describe the differences. -Describe the role, if any, social control will play in the development of the educational materials presented by differentiating health and wellness rituals among people of different cultures. -Recommend potential strategies that the health care team can use when faced with a cultural practice that conflicts with the medical model. -Recommend strategies to increase community participation and enhance the relationships/partnerships between the medical community and members of the culturally diverse community. The Critical Thinking Paper ^Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style. ^Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text. ^Must document all sources in APA style. ^Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. .

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You have been asked to explain the differences between certain categories of crimes. For each of the following categories of crime, provide a general definition of the category of crime and give at least 2 detailed examples of specific crimes that fall into each category: Violent crimes Crimes against persons Crimes against property Crimes of public morality White-collar crime Cyber crime Then, for the following scenarios, discuss the categories of crimes involved in each scenario, and explain the specific criminal charges that you would apply to each scenario. You can utilize the Library, Internet, and other resources to research the criminal statutes of a state of your choice to help you determine which criminal charges should be applied: David S. was running around a public park at 3 AM without his clothes on, singing and shouting loudly. Police arrived after neighbors called to complain. They saw David S. tipping over a garbage can and when they shouted for him to stop, he threw the garbage can into a car, breaking one of its side windows. The police arrested David S. His blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. Gary M. was arrested by the FBI when he showed up at a local mall to meet a 14-year-old girl for a date, which he arranged over the Internet. He didn't know that the “14-year-old girl" was actually a 35-year-old male FBI agent. Elaine R. was an accountant working for a large corporation. She had been falsifying the accounting records and sending some of the corporate funds to her own bank accounts in an offshore bank. The corporation found out what she had been doing and reported her to the police. Your complete answer to this assignment should be 1–3 pages. .

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You have been asked to develop UML diagrams to graphically depict and describe the architecture of two (2) unrelated software systems. The first system is for an automated ticket-issuing system used by passengers at a railway station. The second system is for a computer-controlled video conferencing system, located in a corporate office and accessible to senior management that allows video, audio, and computer data to be visible to several participants at the same time. Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you: Create two (2) UML diagrams, one (1) showing a conceptual view and one (1) showing a process view of the architectures for each of the two (2) following systems (for a total of four [4] diagrams) through the use of Microsoft Visio or its open source alternative, Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length. An automated ticket-issuing system used by passengers at a railway station. A computer-controlled, video-conferencing system that allows video, audio, and computer data to be visible to several participants at the same time. Describe how you created the conceptual and process view for all four (4) diagrams. In the description, be sure to provide a justification for each key decision in the design. Explain how you arrived at your final solution for the four (4) conceptual and process view diagrams that you have created. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 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. Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted. .

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You have been asked to develop a quality improvement (QI) process for your medical facility employer. You have previously established the skill sets required for QI team members. The chief information officer has asked you what areas you will be analyzing and how you will determine if your project was successful or not. Complete the following: Write a paper that details the method that you will use to quantitatively and qualitatively measure your QI process for various QI areas in your health care facility. .

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You have been asked to design and deliver a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to your team regarding the upgrade and the integration of the WATCH network into SHG's Active Directory forest. Since your team is geographically dispersed, you must create the slides and record the presentation so that when you distribute it to your team, they can watch and listen to the recording to understand the upgrade and integration. You will need to do the following: Explain how to integrate the existing WATCH networking standards, protocols, and access methods. Select which is the most appropriate protocols and access standard to use without any loss of existing functionality to the billing department, the intranet, or the existing Internet site. These functionalities will be migrated later, but for now your team needs only the migration plans for the administrative and bookkeeping functions. .

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You have been asked to be the project manager for the development of an information technology (IT) project. The system to be developed will allow a large company to coordinate and maintain records of the professional development of its employees. The company has over 30,000 employees who are located in four sites: Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Texas. The system needs to allow employees to locate and schedule professional development activities that are relevant to their positions. Sophisticated search capabilities are required, and the ability to add scheduled events to the employees’ calendars is desired. The system needs to support social networking to allow employees to determine who is attending conferences and events. This will promote fostering relationships and ensure coverage of conferences that are considered of high importance. Once an activity has been completed, employees will use the system to submit the documentation. The system should support notifications to management personnel whenever their direct reports have submitted documentation. The system should also notify employees if their deadline to complete professional-development requirements is approaching and is not yet satisfied. There are several types of architectural views. For the given scenario, develop 2 architectural views. There must be enough detail for the design to be handed off to an implementation team. .

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You have been asked to conduct research on a past forensic case to analyze how digital data was used to solve the case. Choose one of the following digital forensic cases: S. v. Doe (1983), Doe U.S. (1988), People Sanchez (1994), Michelle Theer (2000), Scott Tyree (2002), Dennis Rader (2005), Corey Beantee Melton (2005), James Kent (2007), Brad Cooper (2008) Using the Stayer Library or the Internet, search for the case notes and reports for the case and answer the following: Summarize the case, the pertinent actors, evidence, and facts. Outline the specific digital evidence that was used in the case. Describe how the investigators found and documented the evidence, if any. Describe the procedures and tool(s) used for acquiring potential evidence. Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation. Outline the most significant improvement to digital forensic investigations/tools that assisted with efficiency and reliability. Provide the links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. .

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