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Training Plan for New System Implementation
Training Plan for New System Implementation
As the training manager for a healthcare organization with 250 employees, I have been asked to determine the skills required for the new IT system that will be implemented in the purchasing department. I have been asked to suggest a needs analysis process and supply recommendations for how to address organizational constraints related to time and performance. I will find the linkages between performance, training and needs and recommend the best option for the needs analysis and a training design.
Needs Analysis
Training needs analysis (TNA) is "a systematic method for determining what caused performance to be less than expected or required. Performance improvement is the focus of training" (Blanchard & Thacker, 2013, Chapter 4). The result of performing a TNA will be to ensure that the training involved with the new IT system is targeted and effective. Through the TNA I will be able to see what content is currently missing and how I can deliver consistent training. Costs, organizational needs, training methods and competencies will need to be evaluated in order to determine what skills are required for the new IT system in the purchasing department.
First I will develop a workforce profile in order to determine the skills and knowledge that will be required. I will be capturing education levels, experience and even literacy of current employees for statistical meanings. Then, compliance regulations will be reviewed and met. After the educational needs of each employee in the purchasing department have been captured, the training will be sourced, analyzed and mapped so check for gaps and any related impacts. This step is extremely important as it will allow us to find what is working and what is not as far as the training. Finally, I will provide my report that recommends and advises on the most effective training methods and products.
Recommendations for Organizational Constraints (Time and Performance)
The likelihood of having some type of time and performance constraint will be inevitable. As far as time constraints, currently there have not been any; however there may be performance constraints. The ability for employee(s) to retain information varies. The performance constraints may affect the efficiency of training results. Further training and coaching may be required. A suggestion would be to have a pre-service training or orientation to support the learning needs of employees. Hands-on training with an instructor(s) can help with analyzing and adjusting training for each employee.
Linkages: Performance, Training and Needs Assessment
Performance, training and needs can all be linked together. Performance assessments check ones application of knowledge, skills and abilities or attitudes. We discussed the training needs assessment and how training can be most effectively and efficiently be developed for the purchasing departme ...
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From your reflective blogs throughout the semester think about the content that was most impactful. You will write one reflective commentary which will include an overview of what you learned. The paper should be approximately 3 pages.
· Introduction—An overview of your paper’s layout (typically one paragraph)
· Overview- Synthesize key concepts that spoke to you covered in the chapters and lectures (not a chapter by chapter synopsis—just overview and integrate key concepts that you covered within
your blogs). (NO MORE THAN ONE PAGE)
· Lessons Learned—What key take away did you gain from this course through the self-
assessments and the discussion board? What best practices did you learn about that you hope to
exercise? What did the self-assessments teach you about yourself?
· Personal Action Plan—How will you apply what you learned from this course? What are your
strengths and weaknesses and how will you work to improve your managerial skills?
The overview and impact section should draw upon what you have learned thus far in the course. It will be helpful to review the chapters before completing this assignment and jot down key take always from lectures and blogs. Your personal action plan should include specific things you will do and work on as a management professional. You should include at least 3 actionable items that you will address over the next year.
MGMT 303: Grading Rubric for Reflective Commentary
Criteria Unacceptable Developing Competent Exemplary
1.Introduction (5 pts)
Content is absent or no clear direction
In part, content lacks full development and direction
Provides descriptive information with supportive structure
Clearly outlines the paper and provides clear direction for reader.
2. Overview of Content (10pts)
Content is absent or understanding of the concepts are not apparent
Attempts to demonstrate understanding of the concepts, but aspects are confused or underdeveloped
Exercises basic analytical skills in determining the key change concepts
Aptly synthesizes the concepts of management; uses high level critical analysis skills supported with convincing arguments
3. Lesson Learned (10pts)
Content is absent or does not address the issues at hand
Identifies, the application of methodologies in practice; analysis is incomplete or unsubstantiated
Thoroughly identifies and compares the application of methodologies in practice; reasoning is defensible
Exhaustively Identifies, compares, contrasts the application of methodologies in practice; exercises critical reflection and conducts comprehensive analysis
4. Personal Action Plan (10pts)
Content is absent or information does not demonstrate understanding of the subject area and no application
Discussion is incomplete; there is limited analytical support for proposed personal action to be taken
Thoughts and ideas are clearly expressed and represent reasonable plan of action
Presents clear and definitive managerial approaches that represen ...
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Directions for this assignment
Assessment Description
In the templated assignments for Topics 1-3, you completed a majority of what will comprise the "Individual Development Plan" for your mentee. At this point, you will select two activities to implement with your mentee based on the list of proposed activities identified in the Topic 3 "Proposed Activities and Techniques" assignment submission.
The purpose of this assignment is to select and implement two activities to use with your mentee, document your use of them with your mentee, and then reflect on the mentee's progress. For this assignment, review the "IDP - Implementation of the Individual Development Plan" template, complete it, and submit it as directed. This template covers the following sections:
Selection of Activities
The two activities can be related to the same discipline or you can try and introduce separate activities that work on separate areas of growth. For example, if your mentee is working on listening skills, you can have the mentee create a written description of personal experiences with listening over the past few weeks. This would allow you to use techniques to redirect the mentee's listening behavior during certain experiences. In addition, you could task the mentee with the opportunity to engage in a listening activity with another coworker or friend. This scenario could utilize some of the techniques you provided based on results from the first activity.
Documentation of Applied Activities
You need to evaluate your current mentoring experience and apply activities that will benefit your learning experience and your mentee's mentoring experience. Include an evaluation of strategic activities they can employ in their current climate of learning and development within their organization.
You will have the next 2 weeks to complete this portion of your assignment. The activity can be a written requirement, physical requirement, or an activity that initiates a behavioral change over a predetermined timeframe. As your mentee is working through the activity, monitor the progress and utilize any coaching or mentoring techniques necessary to guide your mentee to be successful.
You must spend a minimum of 3 hours monitoring and working with your mentee for each activity. If you are in a location that prevents conducting the activity face-to-face, please use technology or additional resources to ensure you are providing a positive coaching and mentoring experience for your mentee.
Reflection on Progress and Meeting Long-Term Goals
Complete a 250–500-word reflection on the information you have obtained through the monitoring process. Be sure to identify your selected activities and include your rationale for selecting them based on the mentee's behavioral and/or skill goals. Address any circumstances that required flexibility or adaptability. Determine how the activities will also meet the mentee's long-term goals. This could consist of a performance indicator chart along ...
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This a very new experience for me with this internship. I was dead set on the Capstone and maybe not truly sure this is the proper course of study for me within Kap Consulting. I’m personally a creature of habit and have come to accustom with the standard format. And seeing the emails on how this will get easier doesn’t really help me grasp what I’m doing in this first week. Sure, I could ask questions but I’m I asking with no knowledge of the task. I know I’m very nervous that week eight will be like week one and trying to make it, this is not easy for me to get my head around. I guess that’s life and nothing comes easy, but what I’m hoping my last class doesn’t seem like the first and I hope I excel in this internship and finish strong.
Sales and Martketing
Advertising-never done either
Getting 10 hours a week tough
Managers are quick with email responses
Always available
Wanted finace/tax department
MT490 Unit 1 Assignment Examples
These examples are intended to help you “see” the way you need to complete the
Assignment yourself, using your own words and ideas. Copying any portion of
the examples is considered plagiarism, so it is important not to copy the words
and ideas in the examples, but rather use them as a guide to support your
understanding of the components, the structure, and the underlying principles
that support writing these types of essays.
Introduction:
The process of experiential learning requires an intern/extern to put the knowledge,
skills, abilities, and behaviors learned in a formal educational setting, into practice. This
is called putting "Theory to Practice." In the courses you completed throughout your
degree plan, you learned many theories and concepts and attained knowledge, skills,
abilities, and behaviors at various levels of rigor. Now, it is time for you to put what you
know and can do into action for your intern/externship employer. Upon application of the
theoretical and conceptual knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors, you will return to
the academic setting to reflect on your experiences, thoughts, ideas, observations,
emotions, etc. by putting "Practice to Theory". Your ability to put "Theory to Practice"
and "Practice to Theory" is the essence of your experiential learning journey here at
Kaplan University. The two-steps in the process of experiential learning are described
as follows:
1. Theory to Practice: This is the process of practically applying learned knowledge,
skills, abilities, and behaviors in a real world setting. As stated by Dunmade (2013),
theories are verified empirical truths that may be used in application, by practitioners, as
a point of reference when making decisions and thinking critically about a topic.
Throughout your experiential learning journey, you will put theory to practice while
working for your intern/externship employer. However, as part of the learning process, it
is also important to reflect on your exper.
From your reflective blogs throughout the semester think about the.docxshericehewat
From your reflective blogs throughout the semester think about the content that was most impactful. You will write one reflective commentary which will include an overview of what you learned. The paper should be approximately 3 pages.
· Introduction—An overview of your paper’s layout (typically one paragraph)
· Overview- Synthesize key concepts that spoke to you covered in the chapters and lectures (not a chapter by chapter synopsis—just overview and integrate key concepts that you covered within
your blogs). (NO MORE THAN ONE PAGE)
· Lessons Learned—What key take away did you gain from this course through the self-
assessments and the discussion board? What best practices did you learn about that you hope to
exercise? What did the self-assessments teach you about yourself?
· Personal Action Plan—How will you apply what you learned from this course? What are your
strengths and weaknesses and how will you work to improve your managerial skills?
The overview and impact section should draw upon what you have learned thus far in the course. It will be helpful to review the chapters before completing this assignment and jot down key take always from lectures and blogs. Your personal action plan should include specific things you will do and work on as a management professional. You should include at least 3 actionable items that you will address over the next year.
MGMT 303: Grading Rubric for Reflective Commentary
Criteria Unacceptable Developing Competent Exemplary
1.Introduction (5 pts)
Content is absent or no clear direction
In part, content lacks full development and direction
Provides descriptive information with supportive structure
Clearly outlines the paper and provides clear direction for reader.
2. Overview of Content (10pts)
Content is absent or understanding of the concepts are not apparent
Attempts to demonstrate understanding of the concepts, but aspects are confused or underdeveloped
Exercises basic analytical skills in determining the key change concepts
Aptly synthesizes the concepts of management; uses high level critical analysis skills supported with convincing arguments
3. Lesson Learned (10pts)
Content is absent or does not address the issues at hand
Identifies, the application of methodologies in practice; analysis is incomplete or unsubstantiated
Thoroughly identifies and compares the application of methodologies in practice; reasoning is defensible
Exhaustively Identifies, compares, contrasts the application of methodologies in practice; exercises critical reflection and conducts comprehensive analysis
4. Personal Action Plan (10pts)
Content is absent or information does not demonstrate understanding of the subject area and no application
Discussion is incomplete; there is limited analytical support for proposed personal action to be taken
Thoughts and ideas are clearly expressed and represent reasonable plan of action
Presents clear and definitive managerial approaches that represen ...
Directions for this assignmentAssessment DescriptionIn the tAlyciaGold776
Directions for this assignment
Assessment Description
In the templated assignments for Topics 1-3, you completed a majority of what will comprise the "Individual Development Plan" for your mentee. At this point, you will select two activities to implement with your mentee based on the list of proposed activities identified in the Topic 3 "Proposed Activities and Techniques" assignment submission.
The purpose of this assignment is to select and implement two activities to use with your mentee, document your use of them with your mentee, and then reflect on the mentee's progress. For this assignment, review the "IDP - Implementation of the Individual Development Plan" template, complete it, and submit it as directed. This template covers the following sections:
Selection of Activities
The two activities can be related to the same discipline or you can try and introduce separate activities that work on separate areas of growth. For example, if your mentee is working on listening skills, you can have the mentee create a written description of personal experiences with listening over the past few weeks. This would allow you to use techniques to redirect the mentee's listening behavior during certain experiences. In addition, you could task the mentee with the opportunity to engage in a listening activity with another coworker or friend. This scenario could utilize some of the techniques you provided based on results from the first activity.
Documentation of Applied Activities
You need to evaluate your current mentoring experience and apply activities that will benefit your learning experience and your mentee's mentoring experience. Include an evaluation of strategic activities they can employ in their current climate of learning and development within their organization.
You will have the next 2 weeks to complete this portion of your assignment. The activity can be a written requirement, physical requirement, or an activity that initiates a behavioral change over a predetermined timeframe. As your mentee is working through the activity, monitor the progress and utilize any coaching or mentoring techniques necessary to guide your mentee to be successful.
You must spend a minimum of 3 hours monitoring and working with your mentee for each activity. If you are in a location that prevents conducting the activity face-to-face, please use technology or additional resources to ensure you are providing a positive coaching and mentoring experience for your mentee.
Reflection on Progress and Meeting Long-Term Goals
Complete a 250–500-word reflection on the information you have obtained through the monitoring process. Be sure to identify your selected activities and include your rationale for selecting them based on the mentee's behavioral and/or skill goals. Address any circumstances that required flexibility or adaptability. Determine how the activities will also meet the mentee's long-term goals. This could consist of a performance indicator chart along ...
PitchThis a very new experience for me with this internshi.docxrandymartin91030
Pitch
This a very new experience for me with this internship. I was dead set on the Capstone and maybe not truly sure this is the proper course of study for me within Kap Consulting. I’m personally a creature of habit and have come to accustom with the standard format. And seeing the emails on how this will get easier doesn’t really help me grasp what I’m doing in this first week. Sure, I could ask questions but I’m I asking with no knowledge of the task. I know I’m very nervous that week eight will be like week one and trying to make it, this is not easy for me to get my head around. I guess that’s life and nothing comes easy, but what I’m hoping my last class doesn’t seem like the first and I hope I excel in this internship and finish strong.
Sales and Martketing
Advertising-never done either
Getting 10 hours a week tough
Managers are quick with email responses
Always available
Wanted finace/tax department
MT490 Unit 1 Assignment Examples
These examples are intended to help you “see” the way you need to complete the
Assignment yourself, using your own words and ideas. Copying any portion of
the examples is considered plagiarism, so it is important not to copy the words
and ideas in the examples, but rather use them as a guide to support your
understanding of the components, the structure, and the underlying principles
that support writing these types of essays.
Introduction:
The process of experiential learning requires an intern/extern to put the knowledge,
skills, abilities, and behaviors learned in a formal educational setting, into practice. This
is called putting "Theory to Practice." In the courses you completed throughout your
degree plan, you learned many theories and concepts and attained knowledge, skills,
abilities, and behaviors at various levels of rigor. Now, it is time for you to put what you
know and can do into action for your intern/externship employer. Upon application of the
theoretical and conceptual knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors, you will return to
the academic setting to reflect on your experiences, thoughts, ideas, observations,
emotions, etc. by putting "Practice to Theory". Your ability to put "Theory to Practice"
and "Practice to Theory" is the essence of your experiential learning journey here at
Kaplan University. The two-steps in the process of experiential learning are described
as follows:
1. Theory to Practice: This is the process of practically applying learned knowledge,
skills, abilities, and behaviors in a real world setting. As stated by Dunmade (2013),
theories are verified empirical truths that may be used in application, by practitioners, as
a point of reference when making decisions and thinking critically about a topic.
Throughout your experiential learning journey, you will put theory to practice while
working for your intern/externship employer. However, as part of the learning process, it
is also important to reflect on your exper.
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How to Improve Ethics in the Workplace? - By PrepAIKavika Roy
Ethics training improves workplace quality by teaching employees business ethics. Here’s how to develop an effective program.
To Read the Full Article: https://www.prepai.in/blog/effective-ethics-training-for-employees/
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This kind of professional trainings is very important because it helps the professionals stay ahead of the curve in their respective professions. A well informed employee is an organization’s asset, because she will implement the latest in her area of work, ensuring that the best practices, latest updates and the most recent changes are in place at work.
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Evaluating Results and Benefits
Week #7 Lecture 1
The Important Role of the Evaluator
Have you ever considered what it might be like to perform evaluations for a living? Some might be excited to take on this type of position while others are looking to steer clear of the stress of what some might feel being an evaluator experience. Regardless of the take you have on this type of position; it is important to understand the important role an evaluator has within the workplace.
Often you will find that management takes on the role of the evaluator within the workplace. This can be positive for the organization because who knows the workplace better than the one managing it? However, there are times where a third-party is necessary to ensure that the workplace and the processes within are working adequately without bias.
The role of an evaluator will differ based on the evaluation approach being used within the workplace. Keep in mind that there are a number of evaluation approaches to choose from and what might be used this time may not be what is used in the future. However, in most evaluator roles, the evaluator will be expected to:
· Engage in a structured effort to learn the concerns, assumptions, questions, data needs, and intentions of stakeholders for their evaluation
· Develop the evaluation to answer questions and meet priorities
· Remain in charge of the technical research work
· Report back frequently to ensure the study is on target
· Explain data results to stakeholders and representatives
Now that you understand what an evaluator is, let’s discuss how to choose an evaluator for the organization. When a company decides an evaluation is needed for individuals or a program, it is important to decide who will conduct the evaluations. An evaluator should be someone who understands the program and has the skills to conduct the evaluation properly. The evaluator may be an employee chosen internally or may be a third-party source brought in for the purpose. In order to decide who is best, it is important to consider the type of data needed and the purpose for the evaluation. The person who is chosen to conduct the evaluation should be unbiased and professional. Using an employee within the workplace is not always the best way to go as this will take the person away from their typical day-to-day tasks. In addition, an evaluator chosen from inside will be exposed to personal and secured information, so it is important to choose a person who is ethical and trustworthy. An evaluator will spend a lot of time collecting and analyzing data, so experience with these concepts is critical to the success of the evaluation.
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Summative Assessment
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Date:
Question 4
The employed personnel should always be familiar with their work flow to make sure that the products are of high quality. Polies and procedures are the best tools to be used in guiding the employees so as they can meet the expectations of the organizations. The two ensure that everyone complies with the organization’s objectives, due to the following reasons:
They articulate the required steps in an organization. Polies and procedures helps in laying down the correct steps needed for a particular task to be done. With the polies and procedures at hand, it is easy for the employees to meet the expectations of an organization. Like for example; a waiter in a restaurant has to know the policies and procedures to use while serving customers and with that at hand, he/she will meet all the expectations of that restaurant. Also the policies and procedures can be used as tools for measuring the performance of the employees. That can be used by following up to ensure that they were correctly followed. Like for example a receptionist should follow the right answering phone procedures and policies as he/she knows that if they are not followed, he can be tracked down. Consistency of an organization can be complied with by the use of policies and procedures. They ensure that things are done as it is expected by the organization and that all the necessary steps are followed and none of them is ignored.
Policies and procedures can be used as a training tool for the employees in an organization. Training is very important in any organizations. The employees can be trained through well detailed job descriptions. The job descriptions can be written in terms of policies and procedures. It will reinforce the expectations of an organization. These policies and procedures can also be used in incorporating the experience of workers. If they are incorporated well, the lessons learnt by employees will help in ensuring good quality good and services plus legal and safety compliance. Also, new employees are normally not well familiarized with the organization’s work process and thus likely to make mistakes. Therefore, policies and procedures can be used as the best way of treating and training them on the work flow. At the end they will comply with the expectations of the firm and they will be a reminder of the steps and expectations of the organization. Lastly, it is obvious that every organization aims at improving its process. Therefore, the policies and procedures can be reviewed well with the new organizational expectations and it can serve the employees, customers, and the quality data well. They can be used as template to helping the organization .
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Business Use
Week 1: Assignment #1
Instructions
1. Please read these two articles:
· Using forensics against a fitbit device to solve a murder: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-fitbit-alibi-21st-century-technology-used-to-help-solve-wisconsin-moms-murder/
· How Amazon Echo could be forensically analyzed! https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/6/14189384/amazon-echo-murder-evidence-surveillance-data
2. Then go around in your residence / dwelling (home, apartment, condo, etc) and be creative.
3. Identify at least five appliances or devices that you THINK could be forensically analyzed and then identify how this might be useful in an investigation. Note - do not count your computer or mobile device. Those are obvious!
4. I expect at least one paragraph answer for each device.
Why did I assign this?
The goal is to have you start THINKING about how any device, that is capable of holding electronic data (and transmitting to the Internet) could be useful in a particular investigation!
Due Date
This is due by Sunday, May 10th at 11:59PM
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Informative speech on George Stinney Jr.
A. Info research analysis
The general purpose of the speech was to inform people about the civil injustice being done against the African American community in the United States. The specific purpose of the speech was to portray to the audience how an innocent 14-year old black boy suffered in the hands of the South Carolina State law enforcing officers. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls and electrocuted within two months after conviction.
I decided the topic of my speech after perusing through all the suggested topics ad found that the story of George Stinney Jr. was touching and emotional entirely.
This topic benefits the audience and the society in general by giving them an insight of the cruelty that the American law system has against the African American community. The audience gets to know how the shady investigations were done with claims that George had pleaded guilty to the charges of murder when there was no real evidence tying him to the crime or a signed plea agreement.
The alternative view that I found in the research was the version of the investigating officer of the case who claimed that the 14-year old boy managed to kill two girls aged 11 and 7 with a blunt object and ditch them in a nearby trench. This alternative point of view did not make sense because it is hard for a 14-year old boy to use the force that was reported by postmortem results to kill the girls. Therefore, I knew everything was a lie and I had to take the point of view of George’s innocence.
B. informative outline
Introduction:
George Stinney Jr. was an African American boy born on October 21, 1929 in Pinewood, South Carolina, U.S. He is considered as the youngest person to be executed by the United State government in 20th century.
Main body
Investigations of the alleged crimes (Bickford, 05)
The investigations concerning the alleged crimes of George S.
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Business Use
PALADIN ASSIGNMENT
Scenario:
You are given a PC and you are faced with this scenario: you don’t know the password to the PC which means you can’t login so you can use a forensic tool like FTK IMAGER to capture the hard drive as a bit-for-bit forensic image AND/OR
1. The hard drive is either soldiered onto the motherboard (there are some new hard drives like this!) or cannot be removed because the screws are stripped (this has happened to me);
2. Even if you figured out the password or got an admin password the PC may have its USB ports blocked via a GPO policy (this is very common in corporations now);
3. Even if you can get the GPO policy overridden you may have some concerns about putting it on the network (which is true especially if you are dealing with malware).
So what you can you do? The best solution is to boot the PC up into forensically sound environment that lets you bypass the password aspect; GPO policy; etc and take a bit-for-bit image. One software that has done the job very well for me is Paladin.
How to get points
If you can send me a screenshot showing me that you had installed Paladin .ISO and made your USB device a bootable device with Paladin using Rufus then you get 10 points.
If you can send me a screenshot showing that you had a chance to boot your computer into Paladin then you will earn an extra 10 points. It is not necessary for you to take a forensic image of your PC but I have included generic instructions here.
Assumptions:
1. You have downloaded Rufus on your computer
2. You have downloaded Paladin on your computer.
Instructions:
1. Make sure you have at least one USB drive.
2. If not down already, download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/.
3. If not done already, download the Paladin ISO image from this website: https://sumuri.com/product/paladin-64-bit-version-7/ which is free. It’s suggested price is $25.00 but you can adjust the price to $0 then order. To be clear – do not pay anything.
4. Insert the USB device in your computer.
5. Run Rufus where you install the Paladin .ISO file on the USB device and make it bootable. Now I could provide you step by step instructions, but this is a Masters class so I want you to explore a bit and figure this out. One good video is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6JehM0WDTI.
6. After you are done using Rufus where you have installed Paladin.ISO on the USB device and made it bootable then make sure the USB device is in the PC.
7. Restart your PC. Press F9(HP) laptop) or F12 (Dell laptop) so you can be taken into the BIOS bootup menu.
8. This is where things get a bit tricky e.g. your compute may be configured differently where you have to adjust your BIOS settings. If you do not feel comfortable doing this then stop here. I do not want you to mess up your computer. You have already earned ten extra points!
9. If you still proceed then you will see a list of bootable devices. You may, for example, see a list of devices. Pick the device .
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Business Use
Practical Connection Work
This work is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and been put into practice within their own career.
Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course, to date, have been applied, or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment.
If you are not currently working, then this is where you can be creative and identify how you THINK this could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.
Requirements:
Provide a 500 word minimum reflection.
Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.
Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
You should NOT provide an overview of the assignments given in the course. Reflect and write about how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.
// Pediatric depressionTherapy for Pediatric Clients with Mood Disorders
An African American Child Suffering From Depression
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The client is an 8-year-old African American male who arrives at the ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression.
Client complained of feeling “sad” Mother reports that teacher said child is withdrawn from peers in class Mother notes decreased appetite and occasional periods of irritation Client reached all developmental landmarks at appropriate ages Physical exam unremarkable Laboratory studies WNL Child referred to psychiatry for evaluation Client seen by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
MENTAL STATUS EXAM
Alert & oriented X 3, speech clear, coherent, goal directed, spontaneous. Self-reported mood is “sad”. Affect somewhat blunted, but child smiled appropriately at various points throughout the clinical interview. He denies visual or auditory hallucinations. No delusional or paranoid thought processes noted. Judgment and insight appear to be age-appropriate. He is not endorsing active suicidal ideation, but does admit that he often thinks about himself being dead and what it would be like to be dead.
The PMHNP administers the Children's Depression Rating Scale, obtaining a score of 30 (indicating significant depression)
RESOURCES
§ Poznanski, E., & Mokros, H. (1996). Child Depression Rating Scale--Revised. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Decision Point OneSelect what the PMHNP should do:Begin Zoloft 25 mg orally daily
Begin Paxil 10 mg orally daily
Begin Wellbutrin 75 mg orally BID
.
Business System Analyst
SUMMARY:
· Cognos Business In experience intelligence with expertise in Software Design, Development, and Analysis, Teradata, Testing, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence tools.
· Expertise in Cognos 11/10.2, 10.1, 8.x (Query Studio, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, Business Insight/Workspace, Business Insight/Workspace Advanced, Metric Studio (Score carding), Framework Manager, Cognos Connection)
· Expertise in Installation and Configuration of Cognos BI Products in Distributed environment on Windows
· Expertise with Framework Manager Modeling (Physical Layer, Business Layer, Packages) and Complex Report building with Report Studio.
· Expertise developing complex reports using drill-through reports, prompts, dashboards, master-detail, burst-reports, dynamic filtering in Cognos.
· Expertise in creating Dashboard reports using Java Script in Report studio.
· Expertise in building scorecard reports and dashboard reports using metric studio.
· Expertise with Transformer models and cubes that were used in Power play analysis and also these cubes were used in various Analysis Studio reports.
· Expertise with MDX Functions in Report Studio using Multi-dimensional Sources.
· Expertise with Cognos security (LDAP, Active Directory, Access manager, object level security, data security).
· Expertise with Tabbed Inter-phases and with Interactive Behavior of value based chart highlighting.
· Sound Skills in developing SQL Scripts, PL/SQL Stored Procedures, functions, packages.
· Expertise on production support and troubleshoot/test issues with existing reports and cubes.
· Experienced with MS SQL Server BI Tools like SSIS, SSRS and SSAS.
· Expertise in creation of packages, Data and Control tasks, Reports and Cubes using MS SQL Server BI Tools.
· Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and interact with end users to gather requirements for reporting.
· Good understanding of business process in Financial, Insurance and Healthcare areas.
· Expertise in infrastructure design for the cognos environment and security setup for different groups as per business requirement.
· Creating training material on all the Ad-Hoc training
· Expertise in all the basic administrative tasks like deployments, routing rule setup’s , user group setup , folder level securities etc.
· Have deployment knowledge of IBM Cognos report in Application servers like WAS.
· Have knowledge on handling securities and administration functionalities on IBM Cognos 10.x
· Good work ethics, detail oriented, fast learner, team oriented, flexible and adaptable to all kinds of stressful environments. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Technical Skills:
BI Platform
Cognos 11,10.2, 10.1, 8.x (Query Studio, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, Business Insight/Workspace, Business Insight/Workspace Advanced, Metric Studio (Score carding), Framework Manager, Cognos Connection)
Data Base
MS Access, MS SQL Server, Orac.
Business StrategyOrganizations have to develop an international .docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Strategy
Organizations have to develop an international Human Resources Management Strategy, when they expand globally. Which do you think is more critical for international Human Resource Management:
Understanding the cultural environment, or
Understanding the political and legal environment?
Please choose 1 position and give a rationale; examples are also a way to demonstrate your understanding of the learning concepts.
.
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Business Strategy
Group B
Case Study- KFC Business Analysis
Abstract
Introduced in 1952 by Colonel Sanders
Second largest restaurant chain today in terms of popularity
Annual revenue of $23 billion
Diversified its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism
Introduction
KFC was born in 1952 and its founder was Colonel Sanders
First franchise to grow globally over international market
By the 1960s – 1980s the market was booming in countries like England, Mexico, China
Management and ownership transferred over the years to Heublin, Yum Brands and PepsiCo.
Annual revenue of $23 billion in 2013
KFC had expanded its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism, logistic management issue in UK, cultural differences in Asian countries towards accepting the fried chicken menu.
Factors contributing to KFC’s global success
The core reason for KFCs success is it’s mandate to follow strict franchise protocols that have continuously satisfied customers demands:
The quality of the chicken cooked in KFC has certain specific guidelines
The size of the restaurant should be 24x60 feet.
The restaurant washrooms and ktichen has certain cleanliness standards
Food that is not sold off needs to be trashed
The workers need to have a specific clothing and uniform.
A certain % of the gross earnings should be used for advertisement and R&D
Air conditioning is mandatory in the outlets
Global number of KFC restaurants in the past decade
Importance of cultural factors to KFC’s sales success in India and China
Culture is the collective programming of the human mind that distinguishes the members of one human group from those of another. Culture in this sense is a system of collectively held values
“Culture is everything that people have, think, and do as members of their society”, which demonstrating that culture is made up of (1) material objects; (2) ideas, values, attitudes and beliefs; and (3) specified, or expected behavior.
Many scholars have theorized and studied the notion of cross-cultural adaptation, which tends to move from one culture to another one, by learning the elements such as rules, norms, customs, and language of the new culture (Oberg 1960, Keefe and Padilla 1987, Kealey 1989). According to Ady (1995),
“Cultural adaptation is the evolutionary process by which an individual modifies his personal habits and customs to fit into a particular culture. It can also refer to gradual changes within a culture or society that occur as people from different backgrounds participating in the culture and sharing their perspectives and practices.”
Cultural factors in India that go against KFC’s original recipe.
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Week 1: Assignment #1
Instructions
1. Please read these two articles:
· Using forensics against a fitbit device to solve a murder: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-fitbit-alibi-21st-century-technology-used-to-help-solve-wisconsin-moms-murder/
· How Amazon Echo could be forensically analyzed! https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/6/14189384/amazon-echo-murder-evidence-surveillance-data
2. Then go around in your residence / dwelling (home, apartment, condo, etc) and be creative.
3. Identify at least five appliances or devices that you THINK could be forensically analyzed and then identify how this might be useful in an investigation. Note - do not count your computer or mobile device. Those are obvious!
4. I expect at least one paragraph answer for each device.
Why did I assign this?
The goal is to have you start THINKING about how any device, that is capable of holding electronic data (and transmitting to the Internet) could be useful in a particular investigation!
Due Date
This is due by Sunday, May 10th at 11:59PM
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Informative speech on George Stinney Jr.
A. Info research analysis
The general purpose of the speech was to inform people about the civil injustice being done against the African American community in the United States. The specific purpose of the speech was to portray to the audience how an innocent 14-year old black boy suffered in the hands of the South Carolina State law enforcing officers. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls and electrocuted within two months after conviction.
I decided the topic of my speech after perusing through all the suggested topics ad found that the story of George Stinney Jr. was touching and emotional entirely.
This topic benefits the audience and the society in general by giving them an insight of the cruelty that the American law system has against the African American community. The audience gets to know how the shady investigations were done with claims that George had pleaded guilty to the charges of murder when there was no real evidence tying him to the crime or a signed plea agreement.
The alternative view that I found in the research was the version of the investigating officer of the case who claimed that the 14-year old boy managed to kill two girls aged 11 and 7 with a blunt object and ditch them in a nearby trench. This alternative point of view did not make sense because it is hard for a 14-year old boy to use the force that was reported by postmortem results to kill the girls. Therefore, I knew everything was a lie and I had to take the point of view of George’s innocence.
B. informative outline
Introduction:
George Stinney Jr. was an African American boy born on October 21, 1929 in Pinewood, South Carolina, U.S. He is considered as the youngest person to be executed by the United State government in 20th century.
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3. Even if you can get the GPO policy overridden you may have some concerns about putting it on the network (which is true especially if you are dealing with malware).
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How to get points
If you can send me a screenshot showing me that you had installed Paladin .ISO and made your USB device a bootable device with Paladin using Rufus then you get 10 points.
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Assumptions:
1. You have downloaded Rufus on your computer
2. You have downloaded Paladin on your computer.
Instructions:
1. Make sure you have at least one USB drive.
2. If not down already, download Rufus from https://rufus.ie/.
3. If not done already, download the Paladin ISO image from this website: https://sumuri.com/product/paladin-64-bit-version-7/ which is free. It’s suggested price is $25.00 but you can adjust the price to $0 then order. To be clear – do not pay anything.
4. Insert the USB device in your computer.
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7. Restart your PC. Press F9(HP) laptop) or F12 (Dell laptop) so you can be taken into the BIOS bootup menu.
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Practical Connection Work
This work is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and been put into practice within their own career.
Assignment:
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Requirements:
Provide a 500 word minimum reflection.
Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.
Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
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// Pediatric depressionTherapy for Pediatric Clients with Mood Disorders
An African American Child Suffering From Depression
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Client complained of feeling “sad” Mother reports that teacher said child is withdrawn from peers in class Mother notes decreased appetite and occasional periods of irritation Client reached all developmental landmarks at appropriate ages Physical exam unremarkable Laboratory studies WNL Child referred to psychiatry for evaluation Client seen by Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
MENTAL STATUS EXAM
Alert & oriented X 3, speech clear, coherent, goal directed, spontaneous. Self-reported mood is “sad”. Affect somewhat blunted, but child smiled appropriately at various points throughout the clinical interview. He denies visual or auditory hallucinations. No delusional or paranoid thought processes noted. Judgment and insight appear to be age-appropriate. He is not endorsing active suicidal ideation, but does admit that he often thinks about himself being dead and what it would be like to be dead.
The PMHNP administers the Children's Depression Rating Scale, obtaining a score of 30 (indicating significant depression)
RESOURCES
§ Poznanski, E., & Mokros, H. (1996). Child Depression Rating Scale--Revised. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Decision Point OneSelect what the PMHNP should do:Begin Zoloft 25 mg orally daily
Begin Paxil 10 mg orally daily
Begin Wellbutrin 75 mg orally BID
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SUMMARY:
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· Expertise in Cognos 11/10.2, 10.1, 8.x (Query Studio, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, Business Insight/Workspace, Business Insight/Workspace Advanced, Metric Studio (Score carding), Framework Manager, Cognos Connection)
· Expertise in Installation and Configuration of Cognos BI Products in Distributed environment on Windows
· Expertise with Framework Manager Modeling (Physical Layer, Business Layer, Packages) and Complex Report building with Report Studio.
· Expertise developing complex reports using drill-through reports, prompts, dashboards, master-detail, burst-reports, dynamic filtering in Cognos.
· Expertise in creating Dashboard reports using Java Script in Report studio.
· Expertise in building scorecard reports and dashboard reports using metric studio.
· Expertise with Transformer models and cubes that were used in Power play analysis and also these cubes were used in various Analysis Studio reports.
· Expertise with MDX Functions in Report Studio using Multi-dimensional Sources.
· Expertise with Cognos security (LDAP, Active Directory, Access manager, object level security, data security).
· Expertise with Tabbed Inter-phases and with Interactive Behavior of value based chart highlighting.
· Sound Skills in developing SQL Scripts, PL/SQL Stored Procedures, functions, packages.
· Expertise on production support and troubleshoot/test issues with existing reports and cubes.
· Experienced with MS SQL Server BI Tools like SSIS, SSRS and SSAS.
· Expertise in creation of packages, Data and Control tasks, Reports and Cubes using MS SQL Server BI Tools.
· Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and interact with end users to gather requirements for reporting.
· Good understanding of business process in Financial, Insurance and Healthcare areas.
· Expertise in infrastructure design for the cognos environment and security setup for different groups as per business requirement.
· Creating training material on all the Ad-Hoc training
· Expertise in all the basic administrative tasks like deployments, routing rule setup’s , user group setup , folder level securities etc.
· Have deployment knowledge of IBM Cognos report in Application servers like WAS.
· Have knowledge on handling securities and administration functionalities on IBM Cognos 10.x
· Good work ethics, detail oriented, fast learner, team oriented, flexible and adaptable to all kinds of stressful environments. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Technical Skills:
BI Platform
Cognos 11,10.2, 10.1, 8.x (Query Studio, Report Studio, Analysis Studio, Business Insight/Workspace, Business Insight/Workspace Advanced, Metric Studio (Score carding), Framework Manager, Cognos Connection)
Data Base
MS Access, MS SQL Server, Orac.
Business StrategyOrganizations have to develop an international .docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Strategy
Organizations have to develop an international Human Resources Management Strategy, when they expand globally. Which do you think is more critical for international Human Resource Management:
Understanding the cultural environment, or
Understanding the political and legal environment?
Please choose 1 position and give a rationale; examples are also a way to demonstrate your understanding of the learning concepts.
.
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Group B
Case Study- KFC Business Analysis
Abstract
Introduced in 1952 by Colonel Sanders
Second largest restaurant chain today in terms of popularity
Annual revenue of $23 billion
Diversified its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism
Introduction
KFC was born in 1952 and its founder was Colonel Sanders
First franchise to grow globally over international market
By the 1960s – 1980s the market was booming in countries like England, Mexico, China
Management and ownership transferred over the years to Heublin, Yum Brands and PepsiCo.
Annual revenue of $23 billion in 2013
KFC had expanded its menu to suit cultural needs of people across different countries
Hindering factors in KFC’s growth are growing consumer health consciousness, animal welfare criticism, environmental criticism, logistic management issue in UK, cultural differences in Asian countries towards accepting the fried chicken menu.
Factors contributing to KFC’s global success
The core reason for KFCs success is it’s mandate to follow strict franchise protocols that have continuously satisfied customers demands:
The quality of the chicken cooked in KFC has certain specific guidelines
The size of the restaurant should be 24x60 feet.
The restaurant washrooms and ktichen has certain cleanliness standards
Food that is not sold off needs to be trashed
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A certain % of the gross earnings should be used for advertisement and R&D
Air conditioning is mandatory in the outlets
Global number of KFC restaurants in the past decade
Importance of cultural factors to KFC’s sales success in India and China
Culture is the collective programming of the human mind that distinguishes the members of one human group from those of another. Culture in this sense is a system of collectively held values
“Culture is everything that people have, think, and do as members of their society”, which demonstrating that culture is made up of (1) material objects; (2) ideas, values, attitudes and beliefs; and (3) specified, or expected behavior.
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Differentiation, Cost Leadership,
and Integration
Lina Deng
Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
• A business-level strategy is an integrated and
coordinated set of commitments and actions designed
to provide value to customers and to gain a competitive
advantage by utilizing core competencies in specific
individual product markets.
6–2
Business-Level Strategy:
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Ø Why do we want to satisfy them?
Ø How will we satisfy customers’ needs?
• Details actions that managers take in the quest
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Ø Single product or group of similar products
6–3
Industry and Firm Effects Jointly Determine
Competitive Advantage
6–4
Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
• Two fundamental questions:
Ø How do you generate advantage?
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imitates the first mover?
Ø How fast does new imitation occur
once it starts?
v These two factors determine appropriability.
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Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
• Does market share generate competitive advantage?
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of correspondence between market share and profit rates.
IBM was a clear market leader in terms of market share
but had only mediocre economic performance relative to its
rivals. High market share is no guarantee of high rates
of profitability.
6–6
Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
• Does market share generate competitive advantage?
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(e.g., good service capabilities, such as those of
Caterpillar), either not considered or unobserved by us,
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v In this case, we would see a correlation
between profitability and market share
but there is no causal explanation.
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an advantage?
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combined with high exit costs (to sustain the advantage)
may make market share a defensible advantage.
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Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage
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Reference number:
Document Control
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Author
Version
Change Reference
Reviewers
Name
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Table of Contents
2Document Control
1
Business Requirements
4
1.1
Project Overview
4
1.2
Background including current process
4
1.3
Scope
4
1.3.1
Scope of Project
4
1.3.2
Constraints and Assumptions
5
1.3.3
Risks
5
1.3.4
Scope Control
5
1.3.5
Relationship to Other Systems/Projects
5
1.3.6
Definition of Terms (if applicable)
5
1 Business Requirements
1.1 Project Overview
Provide a short, yet complete, overview of the project.
1.2 Background including current process
Describe the background to the project, (same section may be reused in the Quality Plan) include:
This project is
The project goal is to
The IT role for this project is
1.3 Scope
1.3.1 Scope of Project
The scope of this project includes a number of areas. For each area, there should be a corresponding strategy for incorporating these areas into the overall project.
Applications
In order to meet the target production date, only these applications will be implemented:
Sites
These sites are considered part of the implementation:
Process Re-engineering
Re-engineering will
Customization
Customizations will be limited to
Interfaces
the interfaces included are:
Architecture
Application and Technical Architecture will
Conversion
Only the following data and volume will be considered for conversion:
Testing
Testing will include only
Funding
Project funding is limited to
Training
Training will be
Education
Education will include
1.3.2 Constraints and Assumptions
The following constraints have been identified:
The following assumptions have been made in defining the scope, objectives and approach:
1.3.3 Risks
The following risks have been identified as possibly affecting the project during its progression:
1.3.4 Scope Control
The control of changes to the scope identified in this document will be managed through the Change Control, with business owner representative approval for any changes that affect cost or timeline for the project.
1.3.5 Relationship to Other Systems/Projects
It is the responsibility of the business unit to inform IT of other business initiatives that may impact the project. The following are known business initiatives:
1.3.6 Definition of Terms (if applicable)
List any definitions that will be used throughout the duration of the project.
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Business Proposal
The Business Proposal is the major writing assignment in the course. You are to create and submit a formal proposal that suggests how to change something within an organization. This organization can be large or small, a place of employment now or in the past, or an organization to which the students belong. From past experiences, it is best to use a business with fewer than 200 employees, and one with which you have personal experience. It could be a place where you currently work or a place you have worked or volunteered in the past.
The change can be specific to a unit or can apply to the whole organization; it can relate to how important information is distributed, who has access to important information, how information is accessed, or any other change in practices the students see as having a benefit. The proposal should be directed to the person or committee with the power to authorize the change. However, if you are working within a large organization, and asking for a small organizational change, communicating with a CEO or president may not make the most sense. You need to think about who within the organization might be the best person for the type of change suggested.
For the submission, you are to follow the guidelines for formal proposals available in Chapter 10 of the text. You can review 10.1, 10.4, and 10.19 for more information about specific components for a well-written formal business proposal. A complete proposal must have all required sections of a formal report excluding the copy of an RFP and the Authorization. The final draft of the proposal should be 1500–2000 words, and include the following necessary formal proposal components:
Letter of transmittal
Executive summary
Title page
Table of contents
List of illustrations
Introduction
Background: Purpose/problem
Proposal: plan, schedule, details
Staffing
Budget
Appendix
Formatting does matter for this assignment, and you are to check the text for details about how to format and draft the different proposal segments. Proposals don't just have text; graphics and charts are necessary, too. In addition, research is important, and footnotes and references must be included. All content should be concise, clear, and detailed. The proposal should be well-written with appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
This is a scaffolded writing project that consists of four assignments.
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Business Project
Project Progress Evaluation
Feedback Form Week 3
Date:
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Student Name:
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Project Title: Effect Of Increasing Training Budget
Project Type: Business Research
Researchers:
Has a topic been chosen and a problem statement created?
Yes { } NO { }
Was the problem statement submitted in a 1-4 page paper that includes an introduction to the topic with appropriate documentation?
Yes { } No { }
Specifically, if any, needs additional content or rewriting to create more clarity? What specific recommendations do you have to help in this process?
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What is your workable timetable that states specific objectives and target completion dates for completing the final draft of the plan? Write the timetable below:
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Feedback Form #3 – Project Proposal and Plan
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BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THE FUNCTION OF COST
MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
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IVANA DRAŽIĆ LUTILSKY
Departement of Accounting
Faculty of Economics and Business
University of Zagreb
Croatia
[email protected]
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LUCIJA JUROŠ
Faculty of Economics and Business
[email protected]
Abstract: This paper is dealing with the importance of business processes regarding costs
tracking and cost management in healthcare institutions. Various changes within the health
care system and funding of hospitals require the introduction of management information
systems and cost accounting. The introduction of cost accounting in public hospitals would
allow the planning and control of costs, monitoring of costs per patient or service and the
calculation of indicators for the analysis and assessment of the economic performance of the
business of public hospitals and lead to the transparency of budget spending. A model that
would be suited to the introduction in the public hospital is full cost allocation model based on
activities or processes that occur, known as the ABC method. Given that this is a calculation
of cost of services provided through various internal business processes, it is important to
identify all business processes in order to be able to calculate the costs incurred by services.
Although the hospital does not do business with the aim to make a profit, they must follow all
the costs (direct and indirect) to be able to calculate the full costs i.e. the price of the service
provided. In addition, the long-term sustainability of business activities in terms of funding
difficulties and the continuous growth of cost of services provided, hospitals must control and
reduce the cost of the program and specific activities. Therefore, the objective of this paper is
to point out the importance of business processes while introducing ABC method.
Keywords: Business Processes, Cost management, ABC method, Healthcare Institutions
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This work has been fully supported by University of Zagreb funding the project “Business processes in the
implementation of cost management in healthcare system”, Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
University of Zagreb.
mailto:[email protected]
1 Introduction
In recent years, the efficiency of the management in health care services and the system of
quality in health care institutions significantly increased. Patients expect more from
healthcare providers and higher standards of care. At the same time, those who pay for
health services are increasingly concerned about the rising costs of health care services, but
also the potential ineffectiveness of the health care system. Consequently, there is a broad
interest in understanding the ways of efficient work of health care management and .
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Business Process Management Journal
Business process management: a maturity assessment of Saudi Arabian
organizations
Omar AlShathry,
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Business process management:
a maturity assessment of Saudi
Arabian organizations
Omar AlShathry
Department of Information Systems,
Imam Mohammed Bin Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Purpose – Business Process Management (BPM) has become increasingly common among organizations
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Business Plan[Your Name], OwnerPurdue GlobalBUSINESS PLANDate.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Plan[Your Name], Owner
Purdue Global
BUSINESS PLAN
Date
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 Product
1.2 Customers
1.3 What Drives Us
2. COMPANY DESCRIPTION
2.1 Mission and Vision Statements
2.2 Principal Members at Startup (In Unit 7 you will expand on this section to include medium and long term personnel plans for all team members, including the line staff.)
2.2.1 Using chapter 10 of your text, write the plan, using the section in Chapter 10 that shows how to introduce each team member and describe their background and responsibilities. You will start with the leaders and managers, then discuss other employees as needed for your company to grow.
2.2.2 Use this spreadsheet to show the planning
Leaders/managers (unit 1)
When needed (number of months/years after opening)
Outside Services Needed
Key Functions
Add line staff (Unit 7)
2.3 Legal Structure
3. MARKET RESEARCH
3.1 Industry (from SBA, Business Guides by Industry, and Bureau of Labor Statistics)
3.1.1 Industry description
3.2.1 Resources used
3.2 Customers (from SBA site fill in worksheet, then use text for spreadsheets and follow-up explanations)
Add SBA part here:
Then, fill in spreadsheet using this example from the text:
Housewife:
Married Couple:
Age:
35–65
Age:
35–55
Income:
Fixed
Income:
Medium to high
Sex:
Female
Sex:
Male or Female
Family:
Children living at home
Family:
0 to 2 children
Geographic:
Suburban
Geographic:
Suburban
Occupation:
Housewife
Occupation:
Varies
Attitude:
Security minded
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Older Couple:
Elderly:
Age:
55–75
Age:
70+
Income:
High or fixed
Income:
Fixed
Sex:
Male or Female
Sex:
Male or Female
Family:
Empty nest
Family:
Empty nest
Geographic:
Suburban
Geographic:
Suburban
Occupation:
White-collar or retired
Occupation:
Retired
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Attitude:
Security minded, energy conscious
Explain who you are targeting and where they are located. Insert information here using these guidelines:
Information About Your Target Market – Narrow your target market to a manageable size. Many businesses make the mistake of trying to appeal to too many target markets. Research and include the following information about your market:
Distinguishing characteristics – What are the critical needs of your potential customers? Are those needs being met? What are the demographics of the group and where are they located? Are there any seasonal or cyclical purchasing trends that may impact your business?
Size of the primary target market – In addition to the size of your market, what data can you include about the annual purchases your market makes in your industry? What is the forecasted market growth for this group? For more information, see the market research guide for tips and free government resources that can help you build a market profile.
How much market share can you gain? – What is the market share.
Business PlanCover Page Name of Project, Contact Info, Da.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Plan
Cover Page
Name of Project, Contact Info, Date
Picture/graphics
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
The Company
The Project
The Industry
The Market
Distribution
Risk Factors
Financing
Sources
List of sources, specific articles, and websites
I WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IN CHAT TO COMPLETE PROPOSAL.
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Business Planning and Program Planning A strategic plan.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Planning and Program Planning
A strategic plan specifies how a particular program will realize its objectives. With a strategic plan, it is possible to focus efforts on the accomplishment of a program's goals. A strategic plan provides a link between what a program seeks to accomplish and the required actions for successful program implementation (Kettner, Moroney & Martin, 2017). A business plan, on the contrary, defines the path of business. It includes a company's organizational structure, marketing plan as well as financial projections (Kettner et al., 2017).
Impact of Business Plan on a Program’s Strategic Plan
The logic model can help understand the impact of a business plan on a program’s strategic plan. The logic model comprises five major elements such as inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impacts. The inputs are the resources such as funding, facilities, staff and volunteers needed for a given program. The activities are the events or actions of a program such as running the program and data collection. Outputs are the direct products and the desired effects of a program. Impact recalls the goals of a program (Hodges & Videto, 2011).
The financial projection element of a business plan can impact the strategic planning process of a program. This medium is because the allocated budget, as well as its parameters, must be assessed to ascertain if the funds available are enough to perform the tasks and activities of a program, which is what amounts to strategic planning. Hodges and Videto (2011) asserted that the resources required to implement a program, including those available and those needed, should be reviewed to determine if there are enough resources to achieve the goals of a program. The budget must include allocations for facilities and space, staff, supplies and materials, marketing resources as well as other operational expenses. An accurate budget is vital for the success of a program, and it is critical to consider all the possible expenses plus income.
The relationship between Business Planning and Program Planning
Programs usually face resource constraints, including the difficulty to attract funding streams. Business planning, according to the United States Small Business Administration (n.d.) is a methodology that can be used to address the challenge of financial constraints systematically. A business plan can demonstrate the link or association between a proposed program and social return. Through a funded plan, it is possible for a program to secure funding sources. As such a program plan must include a budget that specifies the number of revenues needed to achieve the program's goals and objectives. From this medium perspective, a budget is considered as an integral component rather than a stand-alone activity of program planning process (Kettner, Moroney and Martin, 2017).
The program planning process must include areas that require add.
Business Plan In your assigned journal, describe the entity you wil.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
Business Plan: In your assigned journal, describe the entity you will utilize and explain your decision.
Must be:
At required length or longer
Written in American English at graduate level
Received on or before the deadline
Must pass turn it in
Written in APA with references
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Business Plan Part IV
Part IV of the Business Plan
Part IV of the business plan is due in week 7. Together with this part, you must show to your instructor that you have implemented the necessary corrections based on the part I feedback.
Part IV Requirements
1. Financials Plan
a. Present an in-depth narrative to demonstrate the viability of your business to justify the need for funding.
b. In this section describe financial estimates and rationale which include financial statements and forms that document the viability of your proposed business and its soundness as an investment.
c. Tables and figures must be introduced in the narrative.
i. Describe the form of business (sole-proprietor, LLC, or Corporation).
ii. Prepare three-year projections for income, expenses, and sources of funds.
iii. Base predictions on industry and historical trends.
iv. Make realistic assumptions.
v. Allow for funding changes at different stages of your company’s growth.
vi. Present a written rationale for your projections.
vii. Indicate your startup costs.
viii. Detail how startup funds will be used to advance your proposed business
ix. List current capital and any other sources of funding you may have
x. Document your calculations.
xi. Use reasonable estimates or actual data (where possible).
2. Continuous Improvement System
a. Present a brief summary of the continuous improvement processes that you will utilize for quality management (Six sigma, TQM, etc).
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BUSINESS PLAN FORMAT Whether you plan to apply for a bu.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
BUSINESS PLAN FORMAT
Whether you plan to apply for a business loan or not, you need to have a roadmap or plan to get you from where you are to the successful operation of your business. The pages that follow demonstrate the content of a simple business plan which has been found to be successful in obtaining startup funds from banks. You are encouraged to use all or whatever portions of this fit your business.
Please DO NOT write page after page of drivel or copy from someone else’s plan or one of those templates you can find on the Internet. In most cases this will not “sound" like you, nor will it be short and to the point. Those who read these things are busy people and will not be inclined to spend time reading irrelevant paperwork.
Throughout this sample, there are
italicized
comments which are meant to guide you in preparation. If you follow this format it is reasonable to expect a finished document with 15-20 pages plus the supporting documents in the last section.
If you have good quality pictures of your space, products or other items, you might include them as another way to convey just what you plan to do. A map of your location, diagram of floor space, or other illustration is also sometimes helpful. On the other hand, do not add materials simply to “bulk-up” the report.
While content is critical, it is also important to make this presentation look as good as possible. For this course, you will create the business plan in Word and submit the plan and all attachments through the Assignment drop box. That means all attachments have to be in digital form. For a bank loan or an investor, you would normally provide them with a print version. Print the pages in black ink on a high quality tinted letterhead paper. Color is not necessary but would add some interest in headlines, etc. Bind the document in a presentation folder or with a spiral binding. Don’t simply punch a staple in the upper left corner.
If your were going to pursue a bank loan or an investor, it would be normal to take this business plan to your SCORE counselor for a review and critique.
NOTE: Before you begin your inspection of the simple plan outline which follows, take a moment to review the Business Plan Checklist on the next page.
BUSINESS PLAN CHECKLIST
By way of review, here is a concise list of the basic requirements for a Business Plan, as recommended by the MIT Enterprise Forum:
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Appropriate Arrangement
- prepare an executive summary, a table of contents and chapters in the right order.
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Right Length
- make it not too long and not too short, not too fancy and not too plain.
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Expectations
- give a sense of what founder(s) and the company expect to accomplish three to seven years in the future.
·
Benefits
- explain in quantitative and qualitative terms the benefit to the consumer of the products and services.
·
Marketability
- present hard evidence of the mar.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
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1. 1
Training Plan for New System Implementation
Training Plan for New System Implementation
As the training manager for a healthcare organization with 250
employees, I have been asked to determine the skills required
for the new IT system that will be implemented in the
purchasing department. I have been asked to suggest a needs
analysis process and supply recommendations for how to
address organizational constraints related to time and
performance. I will find the linkages between performance,
training and needs and recommend the best option for the needs
analysis and a training design.
Needs Analysis
Training needs analysis (TNA) is "a systematic method for
2. determining what caused performance to be less than expected
or required. Performance improvement is the focus of
training" (Blanchard & Thacker, 2013, Chapter 4). The result of
performing a TNA will be to ensure that the training involved
with the new IT system is targeted and effective. Through the
TNA I will be able to see what content is currently missing and
how I can deliver consistent training. Costs, organizational
needs, training methods and competencies will need to be
evaluated in order to determine what skills are required for the
new IT system in the purchasing department.
First I will develop a workforce profile in order to determine
the skills and knowledge that will be required. I will be
capturing education levels, experience and even literacy of
current employees for statistical meanings. Then, compliance
regulations will be reviewed and met. After the educational
needs of each employee in the purchasing department have been
captured, the training will be sourced, analyzed and mapped so
check for gaps and any related impacts. This step is extremely
important as it will allow us to find what is working and what is
not as far as the training. Finally, I will provide my report that
recommends and advises on the most effective training methods
and products.
Recommendations for Organizational Constraints (Time and
Performance)
The likelihood of having some type of time and performance
constraint will be inevitable. As far as time constraints,
currently there have not been any; however there may be
performance constraints. The ability for employee(s) to retain
information varies. The performance constraints may affect the
efficiency of training results. Further training and coaching may
be required. A suggestion would be to have a pre-service
training or orientation to support the learning needs of
employees. Hands-on training with an instructor(s) can help
with analyzing and adjusting training for each employee.
Linkages: Performance, Training and Needs Assessment
Performance, training and needs can all be linked together.
3. Performance assessments check ones application of knowledge,
skills and abilities or attitudes. We discussed the training needs
assessment and how training can be most effectively and
efficiently be developed for the purchasing department. The
needs assessment takes occupational and performance
requirements and helps save on costs; identify performance
requirements and other developmental strategies. Job
descriptions are reviewed, surveys are conducted and
performance appraisals are made. All three assessments work
together to answer what needs to be done, why it needs to be
done, why it already isn’t being done and how it can be done.
Options for Needs Analysis
There are few different needs analysis options for the
organization: organizational analysis, person analysis and
operational analysis. The organizational analysis looks at the
objectives, goals and strategies and what systems are in place
that appraises employee performance. This type of analysis
looks at the business needs or other reasons that training is
desired, who wanted the training, why training needed and what
is has the organization done in the past as far as training. The
person analysis looks at the employees on the current job and if
they have the required knowledge, skills and attitudes to best
perform the job duties. This involves instructors and
participants and those that need the training are being chosen.
The existing level of knowledge on the subject, the employee(s)
learning style and who will be giving the training is analyzed.
Operational analysis looks at the jobs or tasks themselves to
determine what is required to get it done. With this analysis, the
main duties and skill level required to perform the job is
specified.
Best Option for Needs Analysis
The training for the new IT system for the purchasing
department should involve operational analysis. This process
will collect data related to performance and skills and perform a
gap analysis. The gap analysis will show what adjustments need
to be made. The organization will be able to look at what must
4. be done to perform the complete process successfully (tasks
involved). The person analysis would also be a good
recommendation because you can perform an employee
appraisal on current training and then base the new training off
of what they already do and do not know. This analysis will
allow for an understanding of the expected knowledge, skills
and attitudes are compared to how they are presently. The gap
that is found will be what needs to be worked on.
Training Design
Training design is extremely important and will need to
successfully reach new and current employees. It is my
recommendation that a hands-on computer training seminar be
given over the period of 2-4 days. Employees will be expected
to actively participate on computer simulations, take and use
lecture notes for competency tests, and work in a team
environment. A workbook will be provided with the entire
course outlined. The instructors will be professionals in the
field and ready to answer any potential questions. Having
hands-on instructors will allow for any performance constraints
by allowing those that need more specific or detail training to
be addressed.
Conclusion
The new IT system is an inevitable change that is coming to the
purchasing department. With that said, the proper training will
ensure that all current and new employees are efficiently and
effectively skilled and knowledgeable in the tasks that they
must perform for their job. The employee attitudes will be
prepped and aware of the changes and be ready for the
challenge that may lie ahead. It will be important that the
organization remember that there is a link between training,
performance and needs.
5. Reference
Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (). Effective Training
Systems, Strategies and Practices (5th ed.). Retrieved from The
University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Behavioral and Social-Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits
Outline
Analyze one of your habits. How did you develop this habit?
Were there role models for this habit? Which people influenced
the adoption of this habit?
Why do you continue it? Has there been a time when you have
attempted to break this habit?
Use the behavioral personality theory to explain why you have
this habit.
Describe components of social-cognitive theory that explain
why the habit formed.
Develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to change this
habit.
Between the behavioral and social-cognitive theories, which one
do you find best explains your personality?
Conclusion
6. References
Bad Habit- smoking
Photo Retrieved from- https://www.google.com/images/smoking
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Analyze smoking habit
One bad habit that I had since I was 11 years old was smoking.
I remembered I started smoking at a young age in school
because all of my friends were doing it. I also watched my
mother smoke as well. Peer pressure is what got me started and
then a couple years later I became addicted. I would smoke
when I was bored or stressed out over school work or my
parents fighting. I would steel my mothers cigarettes from her.
The role models I had for this habit where family and friends,
they were doing it so I thought it was okay to do it as well. My
friends at school were my biggest influence in adopting this
habit.
This behavior approach was influenced by my environment and
social life.
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Continue the habit, attempted to break the habit
I continued to smoke until I turned 21, I would try off and on to
stop smoking but I just couldn’t kick this habit. I smoked
because it relaxed me,. It helped me feel better when I was
stressed and it also helped me eat less when I was bored.
7. Time to quit this habit.
Continue the habit, attempted to break the habit- continued
When I was 21 I found out I was pregnant and this is what
helped me quit. I did not want to smoke with a baby in my
womb so I finally kicked my smoking habit. I believed I used
positive reinforcement to quit because I knew I would have a
healthier baby.
I did not feel I was greater then my addiction but I did feel that
my baby was greater then my addiction so I quit.
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Behavioral personality theory
According to "Personality Psychology Study Guide" (n.d.),
“Behavioral theories suggest that personality is a result of
interaction between the individual and the environment.
Behavioral theorists study observable and measurable
behaviors, rejecting theories that take internal thoughts and
feelings into account.”
The reason I had this habit was because I watched others do it
and I thought it was cool if they were doing. I learned by
watching others, and modeling what they did mostly because I
wanted to fit in.
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A lot of personalityds or behaviors come from environmental or
social factors. We do as we see.
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Conclusion
I smoked for 11 years almost and I was able to quit because I
got pregnant. I did not want my baby to suffer in the womb
because of me smoking so I believe if I hadn’t got pregnant I
would still be smoking because it was something I enjoyed.
Refernces
Wood, W., & Neal, D. T. (2007). A new look at habits and the
habit-goal interface.Psychologicalreview,114(4), 843.
Personality Psychology Study Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.verywell.com/personality-psychology-study-guide-
2795699
Behavioral and Social-Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits
9. Introduction
I will analyze the development and influence of one of my bad
habits.
I will use the behavioral personality theory to explain why I
have this habit as well as describe components of
social/cognitive theory to explain why the habit formed.
I will also develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to
change this habit.
Lastly, I will choose between the behavioral and
social/cognitive theories to define which best explains my
personality
As a person ages they develop patterns of growth that
are similar and dissimilar to others. The patterns that are
developed at times can be described as habits. As a child
develops the habits that they form can disappear or change when
adulthood is reached. If the habits do not dissipate over time it
can be attributed to developmental damage or a traumatic event.
Although, it is difficult to determine the origination of certain
long term habits that are ongoing through adulthood, the
investigation as to why they exist and the effects they have on
an individual has been studied by psychologists for decades. I
will analyze the development and influence of one of my bad
habits. I will use the behavioral personality theory to explain
why I have this habit as well as describe components of
social/cognitive theory to explain why the habit formed. I will
also develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to change
this habit. Lastly, I will choose between the behavioral and
social/cognitive theories to define which best explains my
personality.
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10. Bad Habit – Nail Biting
Been doing it for a very long time
Do it when I am nervous
Deep in thought
Stressed out
Brothers do it as well
There is one bad habit that I have had since childhood which is
nail biting. I have been nail biting for as long as I can remember
and I do it for many different reasons. I notice I do this when I
am bored, nervous or stressed. I can be watching television or
sitting in the classroom and I could be seen biting my nails. I
believe I started this habit by mimicking my brothers. I noticed
that they do the same thing. As a child we could all be on the
couch watching television and you would see at least one of us
biting on our nails.
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Bad Habit – Nail Biting
My girlfriend hates it
I don’t want my son to pick it up
Happens unconsciously
11. This is something that my girlfriend hates and tells me all the
time to stop. I try to stop when I notice I am doing it, but
sometimes it happens unconsciously. I don’t want my son to
pick up this bad habit either so I am continuing to work on this.
It happens more when I am stressed out or am nervous.
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Why I Continue and Have I Tried to Break This Habit
Attempted to break the habit
Try to stop when I realize it
Chew gum to keep mouth busy
I have attempted to break this habit many times with minimal
success. Once I realize that I am biting my nails I will stop. The
longest I have gone without biting my nails is a month. One of
the things I have tried that has helped me stop is keeping my
mouth busy. When my mouth is busy I do not tend to have the
need for my fingers to be close to my mouth. I have started
chewing more gum, which has helped a lot but not curbed the
urge completely. Hopefully with more concentration and
dedication I can beat the habit and stop nail biting once and for
all.
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Behavioral Personality Theory
Conditioning happens during environmental interactions
Linked to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Half a dozen of all adolescents bite their nails.
12. “Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory
of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquired
through conditioning” (Cherry, 2013). Conditioning happens
during environmental interactions. It is the belief of
behaviorists that a person’s response to stimuli in the
environment shapes our behaviors. “Nail biting also known
clinically as chronic onychophagia, is a compulsive habit of
biting ones fingernails or toenails during periods of
nervousness, stress, hunger or even boredom. It can also be
a sign of a mental or emotional disorder” (Ginesi, 2007).
Psychologists have linked this behavior to Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder. These habits can be unconscious
behaviors that are repeated by the individual during certain
situations. “About half of all adolescents’ bite their nails, but
more than three-
fourths of those will give up the habit by age 35” (Brayden,
2009).
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Behavioral Personality Theory
Nervous habit that starts at childhood
Obtained by observing others biting nails typically
Other transfer this habit to others unconsciously
This is a nervous habit that comes from circumstances during
the developmental stages of childhood that were either upsetting
or anxious for the person. When nail biting begins as a child it
typically is because they observed this action from someone
13. they are close to such as a family member. This person who is
an adolescent or adult unconsciously engages in this act and
transfers this habit to the child subliminally. This habit is very
common and it practiced by many. I believe that this
theory suggests that watching my brothers bite their nails for
years during different emotions is why I developed the same
habit.
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The Social/Cognitive Theory
“posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic
and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and
behavior.” –Bandura
This theory considers behavior within social environments
These newly learned actions become hard to break after blind
repetition
The Social/Cognitive theory “posits that learning occurs in a
social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the
person, environment, and behavior. The unique feature is the
emphasis on social influence and its emphasis on external and
internal social reinforcement” (Bandura, 1991). This theory
takes into consideration the way people obtain and maintain
behavior, in their social environment. “Through feedback and
reciprocity, a person's own reality is formed by the interaction
of the environment and one's cognitions. In addition, cognitions
change over time as a function of maturation and experience
(i.e. attention span, memory, ability to form symbols, reasoning
skills). It is through an understanding of the processes involved
14. in one's construction of reality that enables human behavior to
be understood, predicted, and changed” (Bandura, 1991). From
what I understand about this theory that my surroundings along
with someone with influence on my life, such as my brothers,
are the cause of my nail biting.
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Operant Conditioning
Relies on aversion therapies to break habit
Tried nail varnishes to stop habit
Need to train myself to not bite my nails
Operant Conditioning relies on aversion therapies as ways to
attempt nail biting occurrences by trying to make the behavior
unpleasant by using negative re-inforcers. Growing up my
mother tried many times to use nail varnishes that are bitter
tasting in hopes to stop this nasty habit. This worked
temporarily but I eventually built up a toleration, and even like
for the taste. As an adult you have to discipline yourself to
apply the varnish in hopes of breaking the habit. Now that I am
an adult I have to train myself in certain situations and places to
not bite my nails because of the awkward or strange looks I get
from others.
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15. Behavioral or Social/Cognitive Theory
The Behavior theory best explains my personality
My brothers and I act like our father
Our father taught us how to be the men we turned into today
There have been many explanations regarding personality over
the last few decades. I believe that the behavior theory best
explains my personality and why I so some of the things I do.
There are many family members that tell my brothers and I that
we all act alike and can see all of our actions remind them of
our father. He is a good man that I looked up to all my life and
taught me how to be a man and a good father to my son. He
taught me how to be a strong man and that I can accomplish
anything that I put my mind to.
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Conclusion
From research that I have done I found out that nail biting
is more common than I realized and that it is a very difficult
habit of nervousness to break.
This type of habit is problematic and in order to break it
requires lots of attention and dedication. When trying to break
this habit alone it is easy to stop and go back to the behavior
too soon.
When attempting to change or break a nail biting habit it is a
good idea to seek assistance from a friend, relative or
professional that is willing to be helpful and supportive.
16. References
Brayden, Robert. (2009). Nail Biting. Retrieved from
http://www.childrenshealthnetwork.org/CRS/CRS/pa_nailbite_p
ep.htm
Cherry, Kendra. (2013). What is Behaviorism? Retrieved
fromhttp://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/f/be
haviorism.htm
Ginesi, Sabrina. (2007). Reasons for Biting Nails Onichophagia.
Retrieved
fromhttp://www.livinghealthy360.com/index.php/reasons-for-
biting-nails-onichophagia-53144/
Klatte, K. M., & Deardorff, P. A. (1981). Nail-biting and
manifest anxiety of adults. PsychologicalReports, 48(1), 82.
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Introduction
I will analyze the development and influence of one of my bad
habits. I will use the behavioral personality theory to explain
why I have this habit as well as describe components of
social/cognitive theory to explain why the habit formed. I will
also develop a plan that applies operant conditioning to change
this habit. Lastly, I will choose between the behavioral and
social/cognitive theories to define which best explains my
personality.
17. Learning about the how the behavioral personality theory
works so that one is able to explain how a bad habit can affect
one’s personality and what contributes to that habit. Along with
learning how the habit was formed with the social-cognitive
theory and using an operant conditioning to help change this
habit is very important.
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Analyze one of your habits
Bad Habit:
Smoking Cigarettes
According to Albert Banduras, theory encompasses the
cultural context of personality, which includes role models and
the assumptions and values of society (Cloninger, 2013). My
parents were my “role model.” They both were smokers from as
early as I can remember. Because they were such avid smokers,
I began to enjoy the smell of cigarette smoke. As I got older,
my friends would smoke cigarettes and I would enjoy the smell,
until I was offered a drag from a friend’s Camel. At that point, I
then became hooked. I just wanted to experience what it was
like to actually smoke a cigarette. After that first time I did not
try it again for a few years.
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Habit Development
How did you develop this habit?
Enjoyed the smell of cigarette smoke
Peer pressure
Family and friends smoked
18. Statistics show that children of long time smokers are 10
times more likely to become smokers themselves. I began to
enjoy being in the same environment or atmosphere as my
parents and other smokers, just to be able to inhale the second
hand smoke. The taste of my parents cigarettes when I would
lite my parent’s cigarette would leave me wondering if actually
smoking the cigarette was any better than just lighting it.
However, the commercials on television against the tobacco
companies and pictures of smokers’ lungs kept me only
wondering and also kept me begging and pleading with my
parents to quit smoking (Doyle, 2014).
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Influences of the Habit
Were there role models for this habit?
Both of my parents
Who influenced you to adopt this habit?
Both of my parents
The influences of my habit was both of my parents.
Watching them light up a cigarette and smelling the cigarette
smoke got me intrigued with them, along with being able to
light them up for the once and awhile. Both of my parents
smoked ever since I was little and didn’t quit until I was in high
school. When I asked them why they smoked they would always
tell me that it helped them to relax. So when I was a teenager
that was the first time that I tried smoking and I liked it.
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Continuing the Habit
Why do you continue this habit?
It helps calm my nerves
19. Has there been a time when you attempted to break this habit?
Three
After about four years of smoking and trying to quit I
found myself being pregnant so I had to stop smoking for my
baby’s health and my own health. I am still a smoker and
continue to smoke. The second time that I quit smoking was
when I found out that I was pregnant with my second child, and
then I quit the third time when I was pregnant with my third
child. I recognize that I tend to always light up after I have
eaten something, if I am bored, and when I am driving a long
distance.
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Behavioral Personality Theory to Smoking Cigarettes
Commercials and advertisements made smoking look attractive
Smoking cigarettes is cool
Cool kids smoke cigs
Celebrities endorsed cigarettes were great to smoke
I have this habit because of my environmental factors from
my parents. I am 37 years old now, and I have been smoking
cigarettes since I was 15 years old off and on. When I was a
child I seen commercials that showed celebrities smoking
cigarettes and too me it made them look cool.
Behavioral theories suggest that personality is a result of
interaction between the individual and the environment
(Cherry, 2017).
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Social-Cognitive Theory
Explanations for continuing or maintaining the habit of smoking
20. cigarettes
Influences and interactions of thoughts, environment, and
behavior
Social-cognitive theory explains how the habit was
formed. This theory analyzes the thoughts and what drives the
smoker to the behaviors to smoke, and what the smoker has
observed or learned from other and their environment (MDQuit,
2011). For instance, while in a bar or nightclub, I’ve seen other
individuals with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
Although, I may have had my last cigarette for the day or I just
don’t have any cigarettes on me, it is very common in this
environment for a cigarette and an alcoholic beverage to go
hand-in-hand; and my craving for a cigarette would more than
likely increase due to my observations of others smoking and
the smell of the cigarette smoke in the air triggering thoughts of
needing a cigarette.
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Operant Conditioning Plan
Changing one’s behavior due to the consequences of the
behavior
Using reinforcements, or rewards and punishment effectively
If I was to try to stop smoking, my operant conditioning
plan would be to create a support system to encourage my
cessation attempt with positive reinforcement or punish me for
backsliding, ie: each week without a cigarette I could be
rewarded with something I like; new items, monetary rewards,
etc. and every week I fail to not have a cigarette I’d have to
give up a set substantial amount of money for my bad behavior.
21. I could use this operant conditioning in a support system setting
or, if I have the willpower, alone; where I could reward or
punish myself.
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Explain Your Personality
I believe my personality is a mix of both social-cognitive and
behavioral theories . Growing up, I would plead with my parents
to stop smoking but also wondered why they smoked. Therefore,
I began smoking when I was legal to partake in the habit.
However, after enjoying a cigarette after spending money, or
eating a meal, or while having a drink, even when dealing with
a stressful situation and realizing or rationalizing that smoking
calms my nerves and helps my food digest. I’d say that my
personality leans more towards the social-cognitive theory.
My personality is a mix of both social-cognitive and
behavioral theories. Both of my parents played a factor into my
personality and my also to my bad habit. Between them and my
environment it has played a role in my bad habit continuing for
as long as it has.
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Conclusion
Both behavioral and social-cognitive theories can play a role in
what drives one to smoke
Peer pressure
Addiction
Environmental influences
Habits can be broken.
Most times, one becomes a smoker through behavioral
22. personality. The social-cognitive explains the thoughts and
learned behavior behind why an individual is a smoker. And
because smoking is a learned behavior, one can take various
steps to change their smoking behavior.
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