Datas
Codes
Interviewee 1: My improved health is a direct result of my growing appreciation for and awareness of the intricate workings of my body.
The strong belief that following the female body clock will benefit the body
Interviewee 1: I feel that the person does not exactly know what the biological clock means. I, therefore, pity them.
emotional
helpless
pity
incomprehensible
Interviewee 1: The variability in fertility occurs over a person's lifetime and may be tracked by that person's biological clock. Because of this, I now better understand the optimal timing to have a family.
Uncertainty about fertility
Glad to follow the biological clock
Proving the benefits of following the biological clock in another way
Interviewee 1: I got the idea in high school. My mother often told me that women need to do the right things at the right time, 22 is the best age to have children, and the timing is very ripe. Women can still have a lot of time to pursue their dream careers after giving birth. Even though most women around me chose to start working, I think my mother was right.
Influenced by mother's thoughts
Very trust mother
Interviewee 1: I don't think it would be a good idea to focus on my profession throughout my childbearing years. I think we can move on to the next question.
Uncertainly
Avoiding answer
Sensitive
Interviewee 1: I have never regretted it because I have already seen the health benefits that come with it. (pause) But sometimes I wonder if I didn't follow the female biological clock and continued to finish college and get into work, would I be more integrated with my friends? (laughs)
very firm, no regrets
another possibility
Desire to connect with friends around
Interviewee 1: I would advise them to follow this and avoid rushing when it is too late. (laughs)
Encourage follow female biological clock
Interviewee 2: As many women reach the peak of their reproductive years, they tend to feel pressured to get pregnant. I was aware that fertility begins to decline for many women once they approach their mid thirty's. It motivated me to plan my pregnancy at the right age.
Feel pressured at mid thirty
Acknowledgment of fertility decline
Encourage females to plan pregnancy at the right age
Interviewee 2: It is crucial for women, especially those in their early twenties, to understand the benefits of getting pregnant at their most fertile age when they are not exposed to risks. I always try to teach people, especially ladies my age, to embrace following the biological clock for their benefit.
Crucial to know the benefits of the biological clock
No risks
Teach other females to follow the biological clock
Interviewee 2: As people become older, their bodies naturally generate fewer eggs and sperm, and those produced are lower quality.
Tell the risks and truths of the biological aspect
Interviewee 2: I embraced this idea after learning the importance of following the biological clock in a specific family.
influen.
The document describes a case study on treating depression through group therapy sessions. 18 participants who met the criteria completed the group therapy program. Pre and post intervention measures were obtained using the PHQ-9 depression scale. After the program, most participants saw a reduction in depression severity, moving from the moderate or severe depression categories into mild or normal ranges. The program was deemed effective at reducing symptoms of depression for most participants.
PRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCY.PRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCYPRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCYPrinzTosh
The best Prevention is Abstaining Sexual Activities Teen ager Should encourage not have sex. By Abstaining they could avoid Pregnant and getting STI’s.
If they already sexually active, it is advisable that they sit down with their parents or trusted adults and give advice on different birth control methods that are available.
Teenagers should be exposed to broader information on how to responsibly use different contraceptive techniques this n b taught in Heath class
Running Head: REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES 1
REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES 2
Reproductive Choices
Latoya Wilson
Capella University
June 5, 2019
Human Sexuality
Human sexuality makes it achievable for people and animals to express themselves as sexual beings. Sexuality is one of the reasons behind the feeling that everyone has the thoughts and the manner in which we behave. Sexuality defines the manner, in which biological reproduction comes about, it goes ahead to describe the sociological and psychological representation of oneself and the way a person is attracted to others especially of the opposite sex. Human sexuality is a sensitive issue across both sexes. It is an issue that is handled with confidentiality respects for individual’s rights and dignity which is an ethical principle. Through sex, children get an opportunity to bond with each other, adolescents get time to flirt and adults go ahead into having babies.
The good sexual and reproductive state can be categorized as a mental, physical and social stability of an individual that is directly related to the reproductive system. This means that people are able to have a satisfied and safe sexual life. They also have freedom when it comes to matters of reproduction and child bearing. They are able to determine when to reproduce, why they need to do so and how often they need to have children. For one to be able to maintain the best sexual and reproductive practices it is important to seek for important information which is accurate pertaining to the use of contraceptives and how regularly they need to use them. It is important for people to be well informed for the purpose of doing away with unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. (Rainwater, 2017).
When women are ready and psychologically prepared to have children, they must be able to access to important advice from physicians make it easy for them to go through the pregnancy period to delivery and thus a healthy baby. When it comes to sexuality and reproductive health everyone must be given a chance to make their own choices. This is respecting other peoples right and dignity. It is applicable by recognizing the worth of the individual through engaging in professional and positive interactions without creating a direct influence of the decisions. Comment by Mccaa Russum: Good statement but what does this have to do with professional behaviors in regard to professional ethical behaviors?
Contraceptives
It took time for people to accept the idea of using contraceptives. Most people in society thought that the use of contraceptives would lead to barrenness and even miscarriages. Through continuous education and campaigns, it has become easy for parents to take up the responsibility and use contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancy and to.
My future position in the healthcare industry is to be a Healthcar.docxroushhsiu
My future position in the healthcare industry is to be a Healthcare Administrator. In my
current or past positions, I did not work with finances, so this is new to me, though definitely
will be dealing with it as an Administrator. There are several ways that I would utilize financial
information. It will be utilized when dealing with insurance and reimbursements, will I qualify
for meaningful use, paying staff, allocating finances for quality improvement, improving
technology equipment as well as other equipment and marketing are just some of the ways I will utilize financial information.
As a patient, I have had the experience of having to pay for healthcare costs out of
pocket. I have also reviewed the bill to ensure correctness of charges, called facility for questions regarding billing, and also have reviewed the EOB (explanation of Benefits) this also will ensure correctness and assure me of all charges.
Guadalupe Martinez
010/30/19
PSYC 2103
ESSAY QUESTIONS
1.Identify and explain the significant steps of Early Childhood Development and include the relevant theories.
The development of a child starts with physical development before getting to psychological development. Physical development involves growth in height and weight. During the early stages, the girls are averagely taller than boys. One of the challenges in physical development is obesity, a health problem that is caused by diet, social characteristics, and genetic make-up. The psychological aspect involves growth in education, which is enhanced for all learners through systems such as special education.
The special education units involve providing the learners with differentiated instructions to facilitate learning at various levels. The early development stages require the support of the parents, especially the protection that the father offers to the children. Similarly, the development of the children includes dieting and the challenge of obesity among children can be addressed by ensuring that children access healthy meals.
2.Describe the challenges faced by learners in the early stages of development and suggest viable solutions to the setbacks.
Bullying at school and instability in the family set up can disrupt the learning progress and ruin the future of the kids. Bullying inflicts physical pain and injuries and scares the victims from attending school. This problem can be addressed by teaching discipline in school. Bullying is responsible for over 90% truancy in elementary and middle schools as students fear being harassed and they choose to stay at home. Children who are exposed to bullying might develop low self-esteem, while the perpetrators are likely to engage in crimes in future.
The issue of family disputes affects the children because they lack the required parental support. The challenge can be solved by listening and responding to their concerns. The adults might be well adapted to facing wi ...
This document proposes reforming the health class curriculum at a middle school to include a semester-long health class with a comprehensive sex education unit. It identifies issues with the current abstinence-only approach such as unintended teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Three alternative policies are considered: incorporating sex ed into gym, science, or a standalone health class. A semester-long health class is selected to allow more time for instruction and questions. An action plan is outlined to gain support from students, teachers, and administrators to implement the new policy.
The TALIK TALK! Booklet contains articles related to all the 6 episodes. It contains topics related to sex education in more detail and serves as another way to obtain information. This will be printable so that it is accessible even without internet connection.
This document appears to be part of a health education program for 8th grade students. It provides an agenda and goals for 8 lessons on topics like relationships, decision making, abstinence and contraception, STIs, empathy, and refusal skills. It introduces the program directors and health educators leading the lessons. It also includes activities, discussions, role plays, and factual information to educate students on these health topics in an age-appropriate manner.
A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece .docxaryan532920
A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece of writing. It generally focuses on technique as well as on content. A critical response essay (or interpretive essay or review) has two missions: to summarize a source’s main idea (briefly) and to respond to the source’s main ideas with reactions based on your synthesis. This critical response also incorporates counterpoint, or a counterargument. As a critic you are taking a skeptical or even opposing position – does the essay convince you?
I. Summarizing
The first step to writing is to read actively and thoughtfully, seeking answers to the following questions as you go:
What are the main points, ideas, or arguments of the work (book, article, play essay, etc.)?
How is the work organized?
What evidence/support does the author give?
What is the primary purpose of the work?
II. Analyzing (interpretation and evaluation)
To help you generate content for your analysis, consider the following questions:
Does the work achieve its purpose? Fully or only partially?
Was the purpose worthwhile to begin with? Or was it too limited, trivial, broad, theoretical, etc.?
Is any of the evidence weak or insufficient? In what way? Conversely, is the evidence/support particularly effective or strong?
Can I supply further explanation to clarify or support any of the main points, ideas, and arguments?
Are there sections you don’t understand? Why?
Was there any area where the author offered too much or too little information?
Is the organization of the work an important factor? Does its organization help me understand it, hinder my understanding, or neither?
Is anything about the language or style noteworthy?
III. Counterargument
Consider the above questions in those two sections as a foundation to argue your point (and please don’t assume that there is no other position – that is a narrow ideological view). Your goal in the final section is to take the two previous sections (summary/synthesis, and analysis/evaluation/interpretation) as an opportunity to posit (make, state, etc.) an argument or position that undermines, problematizes, debunks or otherwise causes a problem for the argument you are assessing. This sort of analysis that resists glazing over potential problems in favor of a complimentary review provides an opportunity (a vital one) to strengthen the original argument, amend it, or otherwise take into consideration something that was omitted or misstated.
Organization
The length or your essay and whether you respond to a single passage or to an entire work will vary with the assignment. Regardless of length and breadth, all critical responses include the following basic elements:
Introduction:
Body:
o Summary
o Transition
o Analysis: Evaluate the evidence: sufficient (enough evidence, examples), representative (large enough pool/sample), relevant (accurate correlations), accurate, claims fairly qualified
o Transition
o Response: base ...
The document describes a case study on treating depression through group therapy sessions. 18 participants who met the criteria completed the group therapy program. Pre and post intervention measures were obtained using the PHQ-9 depression scale. After the program, most participants saw a reduction in depression severity, moving from the moderate or severe depression categories into mild or normal ranges. The program was deemed effective at reducing symptoms of depression for most participants.
PRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCY.PRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCYPRVNTION OF ARLY PRGNANCYPrinzTosh
The best Prevention is Abstaining Sexual Activities Teen ager Should encourage not have sex. By Abstaining they could avoid Pregnant and getting STI’s.
If they already sexually active, it is advisable that they sit down with their parents or trusted adults and give advice on different birth control methods that are available.
Teenagers should be exposed to broader information on how to responsibly use different contraceptive techniques this n b taught in Heath class
Running Head: REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES 1
REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES 2
Reproductive Choices
Latoya Wilson
Capella University
June 5, 2019
Human Sexuality
Human sexuality makes it achievable for people and animals to express themselves as sexual beings. Sexuality is one of the reasons behind the feeling that everyone has the thoughts and the manner in which we behave. Sexuality defines the manner, in which biological reproduction comes about, it goes ahead to describe the sociological and psychological representation of oneself and the way a person is attracted to others especially of the opposite sex. Human sexuality is a sensitive issue across both sexes. It is an issue that is handled with confidentiality respects for individual’s rights and dignity which is an ethical principle. Through sex, children get an opportunity to bond with each other, adolescents get time to flirt and adults go ahead into having babies.
The good sexual and reproductive state can be categorized as a mental, physical and social stability of an individual that is directly related to the reproductive system. This means that people are able to have a satisfied and safe sexual life. They also have freedom when it comes to matters of reproduction and child bearing. They are able to determine when to reproduce, why they need to do so and how often they need to have children. For one to be able to maintain the best sexual and reproductive practices it is important to seek for important information which is accurate pertaining to the use of contraceptives and how regularly they need to use them. It is important for people to be well informed for the purpose of doing away with unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. (Rainwater, 2017).
When women are ready and psychologically prepared to have children, they must be able to access to important advice from physicians make it easy for them to go through the pregnancy period to delivery and thus a healthy baby. When it comes to sexuality and reproductive health everyone must be given a chance to make their own choices. This is respecting other peoples right and dignity. It is applicable by recognizing the worth of the individual through engaging in professional and positive interactions without creating a direct influence of the decisions. Comment by Mccaa Russum: Good statement but what does this have to do with professional behaviors in regard to professional ethical behaviors?
Contraceptives
It took time for people to accept the idea of using contraceptives. Most people in society thought that the use of contraceptives would lead to barrenness and even miscarriages. Through continuous education and campaigns, it has become easy for parents to take up the responsibility and use contraceptives to avoid unwanted pregnancy and to.
My future position in the healthcare industry is to be a Healthcar.docxroushhsiu
My future position in the healthcare industry is to be a Healthcare Administrator. In my
current or past positions, I did not work with finances, so this is new to me, though definitely
will be dealing with it as an Administrator. There are several ways that I would utilize financial
information. It will be utilized when dealing with insurance and reimbursements, will I qualify
for meaningful use, paying staff, allocating finances for quality improvement, improving
technology equipment as well as other equipment and marketing are just some of the ways I will utilize financial information.
As a patient, I have had the experience of having to pay for healthcare costs out of
pocket. I have also reviewed the bill to ensure correctness of charges, called facility for questions regarding billing, and also have reviewed the EOB (explanation of Benefits) this also will ensure correctness and assure me of all charges.
Guadalupe Martinez
010/30/19
PSYC 2103
ESSAY QUESTIONS
1.Identify and explain the significant steps of Early Childhood Development and include the relevant theories.
The development of a child starts with physical development before getting to psychological development. Physical development involves growth in height and weight. During the early stages, the girls are averagely taller than boys. One of the challenges in physical development is obesity, a health problem that is caused by diet, social characteristics, and genetic make-up. The psychological aspect involves growth in education, which is enhanced for all learners through systems such as special education.
The special education units involve providing the learners with differentiated instructions to facilitate learning at various levels. The early development stages require the support of the parents, especially the protection that the father offers to the children. Similarly, the development of the children includes dieting and the challenge of obesity among children can be addressed by ensuring that children access healthy meals.
2.Describe the challenges faced by learners in the early stages of development and suggest viable solutions to the setbacks.
Bullying at school and instability in the family set up can disrupt the learning progress and ruin the future of the kids. Bullying inflicts physical pain and injuries and scares the victims from attending school. This problem can be addressed by teaching discipline in school. Bullying is responsible for over 90% truancy in elementary and middle schools as students fear being harassed and they choose to stay at home. Children who are exposed to bullying might develop low self-esteem, while the perpetrators are likely to engage in crimes in future.
The issue of family disputes affects the children because they lack the required parental support. The challenge can be solved by listening and responding to their concerns. The adults might be well adapted to facing wi ...
This document proposes reforming the health class curriculum at a middle school to include a semester-long health class with a comprehensive sex education unit. It identifies issues with the current abstinence-only approach such as unintended teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Three alternative policies are considered: incorporating sex ed into gym, science, or a standalone health class. A semester-long health class is selected to allow more time for instruction and questions. An action plan is outlined to gain support from students, teachers, and administrators to implement the new policy.
The TALIK TALK! Booklet contains articles related to all the 6 episodes. It contains topics related to sex education in more detail and serves as another way to obtain information. This will be printable so that it is accessible even without internet connection.
This document appears to be part of a health education program for 8th grade students. It provides an agenda and goals for 8 lessons on topics like relationships, decision making, abstinence and contraception, STIs, empathy, and refusal skills. It introduces the program directors and health educators leading the lessons. It also includes activities, discussions, role plays, and factual information to educate students on these health topics in an age-appropriate manner.
A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece .docxaryan532920
A critique is an analysis of and a commentary on another piece of writing. It generally focuses on technique as well as on content. A critical response essay (or interpretive essay or review) has two missions: to summarize a source’s main idea (briefly) and to respond to the source’s main ideas with reactions based on your synthesis. This critical response also incorporates counterpoint, or a counterargument. As a critic you are taking a skeptical or even opposing position – does the essay convince you?
I. Summarizing
The first step to writing is to read actively and thoughtfully, seeking answers to the following questions as you go:
What are the main points, ideas, or arguments of the work (book, article, play essay, etc.)?
How is the work organized?
What evidence/support does the author give?
What is the primary purpose of the work?
II. Analyzing (interpretation and evaluation)
To help you generate content for your analysis, consider the following questions:
Does the work achieve its purpose? Fully or only partially?
Was the purpose worthwhile to begin with? Or was it too limited, trivial, broad, theoretical, etc.?
Is any of the evidence weak or insufficient? In what way? Conversely, is the evidence/support particularly effective or strong?
Can I supply further explanation to clarify or support any of the main points, ideas, and arguments?
Are there sections you don’t understand? Why?
Was there any area where the author offered too much or too little information?
Is the organization of the work an important factor? Does its organization help me understand it, hinder my understanding, or neither?
Is anything about the language or style noteworthy?
III. Counterargument
Consider the above questions in those two sections as a foundation to argue your point (and please don’t assume that there is no other position – that is a narrow ideological view). Your goal in the final section is to take the two previous sections (summary/synthesis, and analysis/evaluation/interpretation) as an opportunity to posit (make, state, etc.) an argument or position that undermines, problematizes, debunks or otherwise causes a problem for the argument you are assessing. This sort of analysis that resists glazing over potential problems in favor of a complimentary review provides an opportunity (a vital one) to strengthen the original argument, amend it, or otherwise take into consideration something that was omitted or misstated.
Organization
The length or your essay and whether you respond to a single passage or to an entire work will vary with the assignment. Regardless of length and breadth, all critical responses include the following basic elements:
Introduction:
Body:
o Summary
o Transition
o Analysis: Evaluate the evidence: sufficient (enough evidence, examples), representative (large enough pool/sample), relevant (accurate correlations), accurate, claims fairly qualified
o Transition
o Response: base ...
BUSI 330Collaborative Marketing Plan Final Draft Instructions.docxrichardnorman90310
BUSI 330
Collaborative Marketing Plan Final Draft Instructions
Include the following in your Group Discussion Board Forum:
1. A report with the final Marketing Plan that includes the three previous drafts, attached as an MS Word file. In addition, this final MP must include the following sections:
· Marketing Programs & Financial Projections.
You should review pp. 54–55 of the text for examples of the key issues that should be discussed within these sections of the MP. You will need a comprehensive marketing program, which includes a discussion of: the Product Strategy, the Pricing Strategy, the Promotion Strategy and the Distribution (channels) Strategy.
The last section on Financial Projections should show a 5-year projection of expected revenues. In addition, you should present some type of idea when BE (break-even) will take place. Companies that introduce new products generally do not make a profit in “year 1” because of the high development and marketing costs required to test and launch the product. Obtaining costs will be difficult, but you should try to estimate costs.
· Executive Summary (ES)
Finally, once the MP is written, you will need to write the Executive Summary. The ES is written last but is placed right after the Table of Contents. You will want the reader to see the ES first. if they like it, they may read on. If it does not excite the reader, the MP will likely be discounted. The ES should contain only the most important findings, conclusions, and recommendations contained within your plan.
· The Table of Contents
The Table of Contents contains a list of the major sections of your marketing plan with the names of the group members that participated in the actual writing of each section. This will allow the instructor to evaluate each member’s contribution to the overall group project.
· Appendices
The only Appendix required is a reference list. Keep in mind that data and key information may need citations, but will surely require a reference list. A plan with no references will be considered marginal since information sources add considerable credibility to the ideas in your plan.
Your Collaborative Marketing Plan Final Draft must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.
Running head: 1
4Group 4-Crystal ArzolaEdwin BrannanLevi ClarkJennifer HardyBrodee Whichard
Liberty UniversityDraft 1-Marketing Plan
1. Executive Summary
Our marketing plan is for the pediatric rack system used by g-tube patients to be distributed and sold through the Fortune 500 company, Owens & Minor.
2. Company Description
Owens and Minor was established by cofounders Otho O. Owens and G. Gilmer Minor in 1882 to provide healthcare services for the local Richmond community. What started as a drugstore, in a now historic landmark, quickly grew to buy out competitor drugstore Bodeker Drug Company in 1954. With this acquisition, the company briefly changed names to Owens, Minor & Bodeker, commonly known in that day as OMB. In pre.
BUSI 460 – LT Assignment Brief 1
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 – SPRING TERM
MBA
(MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
BUSI 460 – CONSLTING PRACTICE
INSTRUCTOR: DR. PAURIC P. O’ROURKE
LEARNING TEAM (LT) ASSIGNMENT BRIEF –
LAYERED
TOPIC: LT CONSULTING PROJECT CASE STUDY
35% OF TOTAL COURSE GRADE
(Part 1-5% -W6, Part 2-10% -W7, Part 3 - 15%-W10 &
Part 4 - 5%- W11)
SUBMISSION DATES: VARIES - WEEKS 6, 7, 10 &
11 ONLINE VIA STUDENT PORTAL(MOODLE)
TURNITIN LINK
Self-Selected Learning Team Group (LT Group)
N= Name. Cell = Mobile. e = E Mail Address. f/t/i = Facebook. or Twitter or Instagram Account
Members of Group Written Assignment Learning Team:
1.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
2.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
3.N:_______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
4.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
If you change any of your contact details, such as cell number, you are obliged to let your team members know in advance asap.
Important: Sharing such personal contact details is totally optional and up to each individual student but it does make arranging
meetings outside of class time, which you will have to do in this subject must easier. Sharing of such information is on the strict basis
BUSI 460 – LT Assignment Brief 2
and understanding that such information will not be misused or passed on to third parties without the individual’s consent. Any breach
of this will be reported to the University Authorities.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this assignment the student will be able:
1. To develop abilities to gather, analyse, interpret and evaluate information on a
management consulting task and project related topic(s).
2. To strengthen conceptual and analytical skills in the study management
consulting.
3. To build tangible links between the theory and practice of management
consulting.
4. To heighten awareness and understanding of management consulting in action
and gain greater self-awareness of oneself as a consultant.
5. To develop and present thoughts, arguments, and informed opinions in a logical
and coherent way.
6. To develop creativity and critical management skills.
7. To develop skills in case study navigation and analysis.
8. To demonstrate academic and management research, proposal, report writing
and composition skills with academic and business integrity.
9. To consistently apply the APA system of academic referencing.
10. To demonstrate word processing and IT skills
11. To develop project and time management skills.
12. To develop team working skills in order to function as a high performance team.
13. To develop healthy and functional work habits in progressing confidently and
consistently towards a defined submission deadline date.
Learning Team (LT) Assignment – Overall Task
Usin.
BUS475 week#7Diversity in the work environment promotes accept.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS475 week#7
Diversity in the work environment promotes acceptance, respect, and teamwork despite differences in race, age, gender, language, political beliefs, religion, sexual orientation, communication styles, and other differences. Discuss the following:
If you were starting a business that required you to hire new personnel, would diversity be a priority? How important would it be to you on a list of other considerations? Explain.
.
BUS475week#5In Chapter 11 of your textbook, you explored import.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS475/week#5
In Chapter 11 of your textbook, you explored important areas of risk and opportunity for society and companies such as the role of technology in business and society, cybersecurity, privacy, robotics, genetically engineering and others.
Discuss questions or concerns or enthusiasm you have regarding one of these areas (or other similar area of your choice) that are changing due to technological advance
.
BUS475week#6Share a recent or current event in which a busine.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS475/week#6
Share a recent or current event in which a business or government failed to protect consumers. What were the failures? Who were the victims? What can or could be done to prevent such failures in the future? Do your findings change the way you will support the company in the future?
You are encouraged to share resources that introduce or illuminate the event.
.
BUS475v10Project PlanBUS475 v10Page 2 of 2Wk 4 – App.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS/475v10
Project Plan
BUS/475 v10
Page 2 of 2
Wk 4 – Apply: Project Plan
Project Title: Project Objectives:
· List project objective
· List project objective
· List project objective
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Example
Project Title: Desert Taco Opportunity
Description: Based on initial feedback from customer surveys, online discussion/social media groups, and SWOT analyses, you’ve determined that there is an opportunity to increase your organization’s customer base through the introduction of desert tacos in your food truck menu.Project Objectives:
· Identify the top 3 potential customer groups for this opportunity and describe their characteristics and preferences
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Review the organization’s customer database to determine potential customer groups
Leo (Market Research Manager)
9/30 (1 week)
Identify the top 3 groups to target based upon volume, brand loyalty, and location
Betty (Director of Marketing)
10/7 (2 weeks)
Survey customers regarding food preferences and potential menu items
Tom (Customer Service Representative)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Share customer feedback with inventory and operational teams
Betty/Tom
10/28 (5 weeks)
Determine the top 5 locations and times to complete a pilot study with your test market.
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Review sales data to determine peak sales opportunities by location
Jim (Director of Sales)
9/30 (1 week)
Identify the top 5 locations in which to conduct the desert taco pilot
Jim
10/7 (2 weeks)
Create marketing collateral and social media communications to promote the desert taco pilot
Oliver (Media Relations Manager)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Provide expected volume and product information for the inventory team
Jim
10/7 (2 weeks)
Estimate the required inventory and supply chain needs necessary to support the desert taco pilot
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Based on expected customer volume, locations, and times, determine the product inventory required to support the pilot.
Louise (Controller)
10/14 (3 weeks)
Source supply companies and obtain product pricing quotes and delivery timelines.
Louise
10/21 (4 weeks)
Determine shipment and storage needs to support the pilot.
Louise and Ben (Operations Manager)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Purchase product for the pilot and arrange transportation to support the desert taco pilot at the various locations.
Louise
10/28 (5 weeks)
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Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Running head: TESLA EXPANSION 2
TESLA EXPANSION 2
Tesla Global Expansion
Shawn Cyr
BUS 475
31 March 2020
Mr. Simpson
The opportunity which Tesla needs to exploit is to go into expand its market into the developing countries. The reason for choosing this opportunity is that Tesla today operates in a small market. The company has the majority of its revenues from the United States with a small percentage from China. .
BUS472L – Unit 2 & 4 AssignmentStudent Name ___________________.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS472L – Unit 2 & 4 Assignment
Student Name: ______________________
Instructions:
Unit 2: Replace fields within [brackets] with applicable data for your project. First, list out deliverables and work packages; which align to your project scope. Feel free to add additional lines as applicable based on your project size. Ensure to update the WBS # and indent lines as applicable. Add in estimated start and completion dates, owners (person responsible for ensuring the activity is completed), and then shade the applicable columns to represent the length of each activity to create a Gantt chart. Ignore the predecessor column for Unit 2. Then fill in the Resource Chart, the resources should align to the activity owners that you assigned in your WBS.
Unit 4: Update your WBS below to include predecessors (this will be the WBS # of the activity that must be completed prior to starting that activity). Note be sure to check then your expected start and completion dates reflect properly based on your predecessors. Next, set at least two tasks to run in parallel. Finally, complete the below critical path and resource constraint/leveling instructions below.
Project WBS (Unit 2 & 4)
WBS #
Activity Name
Expected
Start
Expected Completion
Activity Owner
Predecessor
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
UNIT 4
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
[Project Name]
1.1
Initiate
1.1.1
[Deliverable 1]
[2/1/2020]
[3/15/2020]
[Bob Smith]
1.1.2
[Deliverable 2]
[3/15/2020]
[4/30/2020]
1.2
Planning
1.2.1
[Deliverable 3]
1.3
Execution
1.3.1
[Deliverable 4]
1.3.1.1
[Work Package 1]
1.3.1.2
[Work Package 2]
1.3.2
[Deliverable 5]
1.3.3
[Deliverable 6]
1.4
Close
1.4.1
[Deliverable 7]
Resource Chart: (Unit 2)
Name
Role
% of time dedicated to the project
[Bob Smith]
Project Manager
95%
Critical Path: (Unit 4)
The project critical path is important; because if an activity on the critical path delays; the project delays. In looking at your project, what activities are on your critical path (note all might be if you have your activities in serial sequence)? How could you work to limit the number of activities on the critical path? How could you proactively put measures in place so if an activity slips by a couple days the entire success of the project is not jeopardized? Respond with at least 5-6 sentences.
Response:
Resource Constraints: (Unit 4)
Your project may or may not have resource constraints. A resource constraint would be present if you have an individual working on one or multiple activities and do not have enough capacity in order to finish that activity on time. In reflection of your pr.
BUS308 Week 4 Lecture 1
Examining Relationships
Expected Outcomes
After reading this lecture, the student should be familiar with:
1. Issues around correlation
2. The basics of Correlation analysis
3. The basics of Linear Regression
4. The basics of the Multiple Regression
Overview
Often in our detective shows when the clues are not providing a clear answer – such as
we are seeing with the apparent continuing contradiction between the compa-ratio and salary
related results – we hear the line “maybe we need to look at this from a different viewpoint.”
That is what we will be doing this week.
Our investigation changes focus a bit this week. We started the class by finding ways to
describe and summarize data sets – finding measures of the center and dispersion of the data with
means, medians, standard deviations, ranges, etc. As interesting as these clues were, they did not
tell us all we needed to know to solve our question about equal work for equal pay. In fact, the
evidence was somewhat contradictory depending upon what measure we focused on. In Weeks 2
and 3, we changed our focus to asking questions about differences and how important different
sample outcomes were. We found that all differences were not important, and that for many
relatively small result differences we could safely ignore them for decision making purposes –
they were due to simple sampling (or chance) errors. We found that this idea of sampling error
could extend into work and individual performance outcomes observed over time; and that over-
reacting to such differences did not make much sense.
Now, in our continuing efforts to detect and uncover what the data is hiding from us, we
change focus again as we start to find out why something happened, what caused the data to act
as it did; rather than merely what happened (describing the data as we have been doing). This
week we move from examining differences to looking at relationships; that is, if some measure
changes does another measure change as well? And, if so, can we use this information to make
predictions and/or understand what underlies this common movement?
Our tools in doing this involve correlation, the measurement of how closely two
variables move together; and regression, an equation showing the impact of inputs on a final
output. A regression is similar to a recipe for a cake or other food dish; take a bit of this and
some of that, put them together, and we get our result.
Correlation
We have seen correlations a lot, and probably have even used them (formally or
informally). We know, for example, that all other things being equal; the more we eat. the more
we weigh. Kids, up to the early teens, grow taller the older they get. If we consistently speed,
we will get more speeding tickets than those who obey the speed limit. The more efforts we put
into studying, the better grades we get. All of these are examples of correlations.
Correlatio.
BUS301 Memo Rubric Spring 2020 - Student.docxBUS301 Writing Ru.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS301 Memo Rubric Spring 2020 - Student.docx
BUS301 Writing Rubric
Performance Dimensions
N/A
Not Met
Met
Comments
Organization (OABC)
Opening gets attention, provides context, and introduces topic
0
1
Agenda previews content of the document
0
1
Body
0
2
Sound paragraphing decisions (length and development)
Paragraphs limited to one topic per paragraph
Complete discussion of one topic before moving to next topic
Transitions and flow between paragraphs smooth
The overall flow/logic/structure of document is apparent
Closing summarizes and concludes, recommends, if appropriate
0
1
Content
The content of the document is relevant; information meaningful
0
2
The document is developed with adequate support and examples
0
2
The content is accurate and appropriate, with insightful analysis
0
2
Proofreading
The grammar and spelling are correct (proofread)
0
3
Punctuation—comma usage, capitalization, etc.—used correctly
0
3
The sentence structure and length are appropriate
0
1
Format
Appropriate formatting is used for type of document written
0
1
Good use of font, margins, spacing, headings, and visuals
0
1
[11/2016]
Example - Good - Corrected student example Spring 2020.docx
TO: Professor __________
FROM: Suzy Student
DATE: February 1, 2020
SUBJECT: Out of Class Experience – Cybersecurity Conference
Cybersecurity is a topic everyone should be concerned about, so I attended the 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Event held in the Grawn Atrium. I gained insight and knowledge from listening to the speakers that came from different kinds of industries. In this memo, I will discuss what I learned from the speaker and two takeaways: 1) cybersecurity is everywhere, 2) personal identifiable information, and 3) cybersecurity for the business student.
Cybersecurity is Everywhere
The conference was an opportunity to learn about cybersecurity. The first speaker talked about how companies are attacked in many different ways every day. The “bad guys” are trying to steal company information as well as employee information. Both kinds of information are valuable on the black market. The second speaker talked about the internet of things (IoT). These are things that are attached to the internet. The speaker talked about autonomous cars and medical equipment (heart) that talks to the internet. She talked about how cyber can and should influence designs. “Things” must be created with cybersecurity included in every step of the design. The last speaker talked about how my information has value. The “bad guys” steal my information and people want to buy it. Making money is one reason hackers steal millions of records.
Personal Identifiable Information
Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is any information relating to an identifiable person. There are laws in place to help make sure this information is secure. This topic is a takeaway for me because I had no idea my data had any value t.
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BUS 206 Milestone Two Template
To simplify completing this milestone, use this template to help you write your essay. You may use each
heading as a starter sentence and then discuss the legal issues presented in the case study using the
following guide, if you choose. Be sure to explain and elaborate on how each term applies to the story.
Be sure to incorporate the facts of the case into your explanation and analysis.
Remember that the document you submit should follow the formatting guidelines described in the
Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric document.
A. Various elements must be present to prove that a valid contract exists between Sam and the
chain store.
The four elements to a contract are . (Chapter 13)
The first element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].
The second element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
The third element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].
The fourth element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
If the elements of a contract did exist between these parties, there could still be some
possible reasons why a contract might not be valid based on facts not present in the
scenario. For example, if Sam was a minor at the time he made the agreement with
the chain store, the contract would not be valid because . List
some other reasons and elaborate on why a contract might be invalid.
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
(Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16)
B. Even if there is not a valid legal contract between Sam and the chain store, there may still be
a quasi-contract (Chapter 13) or elements of what is called a promissory estoppel. (Chapter
15)
A quasi-contract is defined as . In this case, a quasi-contract may exist
if the following facts are true: . (Chapter 13)
A promissory estoppel is defined as . This principle might apply to this
case if . (Chapters 13 and 16)
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
C. The rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant depend upon the term of their
contract. Such a contract may be verbal or in writing under a standard residential lease
agreement. (Chapters 13 and 50)
Some facts that may support that Sam is in breach of that contract are
.
Some facts that may support that Sam is not in breach of that contract are
. (Chapters 16, 17, and 50)
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, Sam’s landlord has/does not have grounds to evict
because .
Elaborate and explain.
E. Some defenses Sam might raise if his landlord tries to evict him include
because .
Elaborate .
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Ryan has monthly expenses of $1883 leaving her with $82 per month after paying all her bills. If she saves $150 per month, it will take her 12 months to save two months' salary of $3600 for an emergency fund. The document provides a multi-step math word problem to solve involving Ryan's monthly income and expenses. It then provides additional math word problems involving geometry, fractions, percentages, and other calculations to solve. The problems are from a midterm exam for a foundations of mathematics course and include a grading rubric.
Bullying and cyberbullying of adolescents have become increasingly p.docxrichardnorman90310
Bullying and cyberbullying of adolescents have become increasingly popular media topics. Why do you think schools are often ineffective in reducing rates of bullying and cyberbullying? Imagine you are an administrator at a middle or high school. What specific activities would you engage in to deter students from bullying their peers?
.
Building an Information Technology Security Awareness an.docxrichardnorman90310
Building an Information
Technology Security Awareness
and Training Program
Mark Wilson and Joan Hash
NIST Special Publication 800-50
C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y
Computer Security Division
Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8933
October 2003
U.S. Department of Commerce
Donald L. Evans, Secretary
Technology Administration
Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary for Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director
Reports on Computer Systems Technology
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the Nation’s
measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test methods, reference data, proof of
concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the development and productive use of
information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the development of technical, physical,
administrative, and management standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of
sensitive unclassified information in Federal computer systems. This Special Publication 800-series
reports on ITL’s research, guidance, and outreach efforts in computer security, and its collaborative
activities with industry, government, and academic organizations.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON: 2003
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov — Phone: (202) 512-1800 — Fax: (202) 512-2250
Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001
NIST Special Publication 800-50
Authority
This document has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act
(FISMA) of 2002, Public Law 107-347.
NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for
providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and
guidelines shall not apply to national security systems. This guideline is consistent with the requirements
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Section 8b(3), Securing Agency
Information Systems, as analyzed in A-130, Appendix IV: Analysis of Key Sections. Supplemental
information is provided A-130, Appendix III.
This guideline has been prepared for use by federal agencies. It may be used by nongovernmental
organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright. (Attribution would be appreciated by
NIST.)
Nothing in this document should be taken to contradict standards and guidelines made mandatory and
binding on federal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory author.
Building a company with the help of IT is really necessary as most.docxrichardnorman90310
Building a company with the help of IT is really necessary as most of the daily things are running via technology these days and while using technology you must have some minimum criteria for all of those who are using it. Usually, the company must make some policies for internal use and external use, so that where someone crosses the line, they are able to catch hold of them and take a severe action as per the business policies. Now this is really important because due to an error from one person there are other people who would get affected, and there are multiple stages to those areas, that checks the severity of all of those mistakes.
Here some of them that is general while making policies, such as visiting pornographic web sites using company computer is not allowed, disrupting another’s data or computer system and sharing corporate database information. When employees make any of these mistakes, then companies have authorities to terminate employees from the business. Usually every employee is supposed work as per the basic rules or you can say acceptable usage policy. While using company materials and internet, because most of the office work is done over the internet, like using cloud or any other online applications. This allows you to have full access to outside world, but you must know what are the DO’s and Don’t’s. This will help you stick to the company for long time and also grow with the company as much as possible (Information Resources Management Association. International Conference).
These are made by looking at the history, because most of the employees have made some worst things in the history for personal benefits and ended sharing company details with outsiders, and hampered own company value. Using such valuable data, someone from outside can take over the company or misuse the data or they can do anything that can hurt the business directly. When the business owners are going under loss, the company can take actions against such activity or people who are committing those mistakes.
References
Information Resources Management Association. International Conference. Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century:
Primary Source Document
with Questions (DBQs)
E X C E R P T S F R O M I N S T R U C T I O N S T O M Y D A U G H T E R
By Song Siyŏl
Introduction
Song Siyŏl (1607‐1689) was a prominent scholar and official. This piece was written for his oldest daughter on the
occasion of her marriage and subsequently became an important tutelary text that circulated among elite families.
By the time this text was written, the patterns of patrilocal residence and patrilineal descent advocated by Neo‐
Confucian reformers early in the Chosŏn dynasty had become well established.
Document Excerpt with Questions (Longer selection follows this section)
From Sources of Korean Tradition, edited by Yŏng‐ho Ch’oe, Peter H. Lee, .
Building a Comprehensive Health HistoryBuild a health histor.docxrichardnorman90310
Building a Comprehensive Health History
Build a health history for a 55-year-old Asian female living in a high-density public housing complex –
Introduction of the paper, then explain
1. How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?
2. How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patient’s social determinants of health?
3. What risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with the patient, or what questions would you ask the patient to assess his or her health risks?
4. Identify any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age, gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into consideration.
5. Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 5 of the Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.
6. Develop at least eight targeted questions you would ask the selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.
Resources
Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2019). Seidel's guide to physical examination: An interprofessional approach (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.
· Chapter 1, “The History and Interviewing Process”
· Chapter 5, “Recording Information” provides methods for maintaining clear and accurate records, also explore the legal aspects of patient records.
Sullivan, D. D. (2019). Guide to clinical documentation (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.
· Chapter 2, "The Comprehensive History and Physical Exam" (pp. 19–29)
R Ryanne, W., & Lori A, O. (2015). Implementation of health risk assessments with family health history: barriers and benefits. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1079, 508.
Lushniak, B. D. (2015). Surgeon general’s perspectives: family health history: using the past to improve future health. Public Health Reports, 1, 3.
Jardim, T. V., Sousa, A. L. L., Povoa, T. I. R., Barroso, W. K. S., Chinem, B., Jardim, L., Bernardes, R., Coca, A., & Jardim, P. C. B. V. (2015). The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up. BMC Public Health, 15, 1111.
ITS 832
Chapter 5
From Building a Model to Adaptive Robust
Decision Making Using Systems Modeling
InformationTechnology in a Global Economy
Professor Miguel Buleje
Introduction
• Modeling & Simulation
• Fields that develops and applies computational methods to
address complex system
• Addresses problems related to complex issues
• Focus on decision making abilities
• Opportunities to leverage interdisciplinary approach, and learn
across fields to understand complex systems.
• Legacy System Dynamics (SD) modeling and others
methods are presented
• Recent innovations
• What the future holds
• Examples
Systems Modeling
• Dynamic complexity
• Behavior evolves over time
• Mode.
Gender and Mental Health - Counselling and Family Therapy Applications and In...PsychoTech Services
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BUSI 330
Collaborative Marketing Plan Final Draft Instructions
Include the following in your Group Discussion Board Forum:
1. A report with the final Marketing Plan that includes the three previous drafts, attached as an MS Word file. In addition, this final MP must include the following sections:
· Marketing Programs & Financial Projections.
You should review pp. 54–55 of the text for examples of the key issues that should be discussed within these sections of the MP. You will need a comprehensive marketing program, which includes a discussion of: the Product Strategy, the Pricing Strategy, the Promotion Strategy and the Distribution (channels) Strategy.
The last section on Financial Projections should show a 5-year projection of expected revenues. In addition, you should present some type of idea when BE (break-even) will take place. Companies that introduce new products generally do not make a profit in “year 1” because of the high development and marketing costs required to test and launch the product. Obtaining costs will be difficult, but you should try to estimate costs.
· Executive Summary (ES)
Finally, once the MP is written, you will need to write the Executive Summary. The ES is written last but is placed right after the Table of Contents. You will want the reader to see the ES first. if they like it, they may read on. If it does not excite the reader, the MP will likely be discounted. The ES should contain only the most important findings, conclusions, and recommendations contained within your plan.
· The Table of Contents
The Table of Contents contains a list of the major sections of your marketing plan with the names of the group members that participated in the actual writing of each section. This will allow the instructor to evaluate each member’s contribution to the overall group project.
· Appendices
The only Appendix required is a reference list. Keep in mind that data and key information may need citations, but will surely require a reference list. A plan with no references will be considered marginal since information sources add considerable credibility to the ideas in your plan.
Your Collaborative Marketing Plan Final Draft must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.
Running head: 1
4Group 4-Crystal ArzolaEdwin BrannanLevi ClarkJennifer HardyBrodee Whichard
Liberty UniversityDraft 1-Marketing Plan
1. Executive Summary
Our marketing plan is for the pediatric rack system used by g-tube patients to be distributed and sold through the Fortune 500 company, Owens & Minor.
2. Company Description
Owens and Minor was established by cofounders Otho O. Owens and G. Gilmer Minor in 1882 to provide healthcare services for the local Richmond community. What started as a drugstore, in a now historic landmark, quickly grew to buy out competitor drugstore Bodeker Drug Company in 1954. With this acquisition, the company briefly changed names to Owens, Minor & Bodeker, commonly known in that day as OMB. In pre.
BUSI 460 – LT Assignment Brief 1
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 – SPRING TERM
MBA
(MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
BUSI 460 – CONSLTING PRACTICE
INSTRUCTOR: DR. PAURIC P. O’ROURKE
LEARNING TEAM (LT) ASSIGNMENT BRIEF –
LAYERED
TOPIC: LT CONSULTING PROJECT CASE STUDY
35% OF TOTAL COURSE GRADE
(Part 1-5% -W6, Part 2-10% -W7, Part 3 - 15%-W10 &
Part 4 - 5%- W11)
SUBMISSION DATES: VARIES - WEEKS 6, 7, 10 &
11 ONLINE VIA STUDENT PORTAL(MOODLE)
TURNITIN LINK
Self-Selected Learning Team Group (LT Group)
N= Name. Cell = Mobile. e = E Mail Address. f/t/i = Facebook. or Twitter or Instagram Account
Members of Group Written Assignment Learning Team:
1.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
2.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
3.N:_______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
4.N:______________ C: __________ e: ___________f/t/i: ___________
If you change any of your contact details, such as cell number, you are obliged to let your team members know in advance asap.
Important: Sharing such personal contact details is totally optional and up to each individual student but it does make arranging
meetings outside of class time, which you will have to do in this subject must easier. Sharing of such information is on the strict basis
BUSI 460 – LT Assignment Brief 2
and understanding that such information will not be misused or passed on to third parties without the individual’s consent. Any breach
of this will be reported to the University Authorities.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this assignment the student will be able:
1. To develop abilities to gather, analyse, interpret and evaluate information on a
management consulting task and project related topic(s).
2. To strengthen conceptual and analytical skills in the study management
consulting.
3. To build tangible links between the theory and practice of management
consulting.
4. To heighten awareness and understanding of management consulting in action
and gain greater self-awareness of oneself as a consultant.
5. To develop and present thoughts, arguments, and informed opinions in a logical
and coherent way.
6. To develop creativity and critical management skills.
7. To develop skills in case study navigation and analysis.
8. To demonstrate academic and management research, proposal, report writing
and composition skills with academic and business integrity.
9. To consistently apply the APA system of academic referencing.
10. To demonstrate word processing and IT skills
11. To develop project and time management skills.
12. To develop team working skills in order to function as a high performance team.
13. To develop healthy and functional work habits in progressing confidently and
consistently towards a defined submission deadline date.
Learning Team (LT) Assignment – Overall Task
Usin.
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BUS475 week#7
Diversity in the work environment promotes acceptance, respect, and teamwork despite differences in race, age, gender, language, political beliefs, religion, sexual orientation, communication styles, and other differences. Discuss the following:
If you were starting a business that required you to hire new personnel, would diversity be a priority? How important would it be to you on a list of other considerations? Explain.
.
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BUS475/week#5
In Chapter 11 of your textbook, you explored important areas of risk and opportunity for society and companies such as the role of technology in business and society, cybersecurity, privacy, robotics, genetically engineering and others.
Discuss questions or concerns or enthusiasm you have regarding one of these areas (or other similar area of your choice) that are changing due to technological advance
.
BUS475week#6Share a recent or current event in which a busine.docxrichardnorman90310
BUS475/week#6
Share a recent or current event in which a business or government failed to protect consumers. What were the failures? Who were the victims? What can or could be done to prevent such failures in the future? Do your findings change the way you will support the company in the future?
You are encouraged to share resources that introduce or illuminate the event.
.
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BUS/475v10
Project Plan
BUS/475 v10
Page 2 of 2
Wk 4 – Apply: Project Plan
Project Title: Project Objectives:
· List project objective
· List project objective
· List project objective
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Example
Project Title: Desert Taco Opportunity
Description: Based on initial feedback from customer surveys, online discussion/social media groups, and SWOT analyses, you’ve determined that there is an opportunity to increase your organization’s customer base through the introduction of desert tacos in your food truck menu.Project Objectives:
· Identify the top 3 potential customer groups for this opportunity and describe their characteristics and preferences
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Review the organization’s customer database to determine potential customer groups
Leo (Market Research Manager)
9/30 (1 week)
Identify the top 3 groups to target based upon volume, brand loyalty, and location
Betty (Director of Marketing)
10/7 (2 weeks)
Survey customers regarding food preferences and potential menu items
Tom (Customer Service Representative)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Share customer feedback with inventory and operational teams
Betty/Tom
10/28 (5 weeks)
Determine the top 5 locations and times to complete a pilot study with your test market.
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Review sales data to determine peak sales opportunities by location
Jim (Director of Sales)
9/30 (1 week)
Identify the top 5 locations in which to conduct the desert taco pilot
Jim
10/7 (2 weeks)
Create marketing collateral and social media communications to promote the desert taco pilot
Oliver (Media Relations Manager)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Provide expected volume and product information for the inventory team
Jim
10/7 (2 weeks)
Estimate the required inventory and supply chain needs necessary to support the desert taco pilot
Operational Step
Responsible Person
Timeline
Based on expected customer volume, locations, and times, determine the product inventory required to support the pilot.
Louise (Controller)
10/14 (3 weeks)
Source supply companies and obtain product pricing quotes and delivery timelines.
Louise
10/21 (4 weeks)
Determine shipment and storage needs to support the pilot.
Louise and Ben (Operations Manager)
10/21 (4 weeks)
Purchase product for the pilot and arrange transportation to support the desert taco pilot at the various locations.
Louise
10/28 (5 weeks)
Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Running head: TESLA EXPANSION 2
TESLA EXPANSION 2
Tesla Global Expansion
Shawn Cyr
BUS 475
31 March 2020
Mr. Simpson
The opportunity which Tesla needs to exploit is to go into expand its market into the developing countries. The reason for choosing this opportunity is that Tesla today operates in a small market. The company has the majority of its revenues from the United States with a small percentage from China. .
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BUS472L – Unit 2 & 4 Assignment
Student Name: ______________________
Instructions:
Unit 2: Replace fields within [brackets] with applicable data for your project. First, list out deliverables and work packages; which align to your project scope. Feel free to add additional lines as applicable based on your project size. Ensure to update the WBS # and indent lines as applicable. Add in estimated start and completion dates, owners (person responsible for ensuring the activity is completed), and then shade the applicable columns to represent the length of each activity to create a Gantt chart. Ignore the predecessor column for Unit 2. Then fill in the Resource Chart, the resources should align to the activity owners that you assigned in your WBS.
Unit 4: Update your WBS below to include predecessors (this will be the WBS # of the activity that must be completed prior to starting that activity). Note be sure to check then your expected start and completion dates reflect properly based on your predecessors. Next, set at least two tasks to run in parallel. Finally, complete the below critical path and resource constraint/leveling instructions below.
Project WBS (Unit 2 & 4)
WBS #
Activity Name
Expected
Start
Expected Completion
Activity Owner
Predecessor
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
UNIT 4
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
[Project Name]
1.1
Initiate
1.1.1
[Deliverable 1]
[2/1/2020]
[3/15/2020]
[Bob Smith]
1.1.2
[Deliverable 2]
[3/15/2020]
[4/30/2020]
1.2
Planning
1.2.1
[Deliverable 3]
1.3
Execution
1.3.1
[Deliverable 4]
1.3.1.1
[Work Package 1]
1.3.1.2
[Work Package 2]
1.3.2
[Deliverable 5]
1.3.3
[Deliverable 6]
1.4
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Resource Chart: (Unit 2)
Name
Role
% of time dedicated to the project
[Bob Smith]
Project Manager
95%
Critical Path: (Unit 4)
The project critical path is important; because if an activity on the critical path delays; the project delays. In looking at your project, what activities are on your critical path (note all might be if you have your activities in serial sequence)? How could you work to limit the number of activities on the critical path? How could you proactively put measures in place so if an activity slips by a couple days the entire success of the project is not jeopardized? Respond with at least 5-6 sentences.
Response:
Resource Constraints: (Unit 4)
Your project may or may not have resource constraints. A resource constraint would be present if you have an individual working on one or multiple activities and do not have enough capacity in order to finish that activity on time. In reflection of your pr.
BUS308 Week 4 Lecture 1
Examining Relationships
Expected Outcomes
After reading this lecture, the student should be familiar with:
1. Issues around correlation
2. The basics of Correlation analysis
3. The basics of Linear Regression
4. The basics of the Multiple Regression
Overview
Often in our detective shows when the clues are not providing a clear answer – such as
we are seeing with the apparent continuing contradiction between the compa-ratio and salary
related results – we hear the line “maybe we need to look at this from a different viewpoint.”
That is what we will be doing this week.
Our investigation changes focus a bit this week. We started the class by finding ways to
describe and summarize data sets – finding measures of the center and dispersion of the data with
means, medians, standard deviations, ranges, etc. As interesting as these clues were, they did not
tell us all we needed to know to solve our question about equal work for equal pay. In fact, the
evidence was somewhat contradictory depending upon what measure we focused on. In Weeks 2
and 3, we changed our focus to asking questions about differences and how important different
sample outcomes were. We found that all differences were not important, and that for many
relatively small result differences we could safely ignore them for decision making purposes –
they were due to simple sampling (or chance) errors. We found that this idea of sampling error
could extend into work and individual performance outcomes observed over time; and that over-
reacting to such differences did not make much sense.
Now, in our continuing efforts to detect and uncover what the data is hiding from us, we
change focus again as we start to find out why something happened, what caused the data to act
as it did; rather than merely what happened (describing the data as we have been doing). This
week we move from examining differences to looking at relationships; that is, if some measure
changes does another measure change as well? And, if so, can we use this information to make
predictions and/or understand what underlies this common movement?
Our tools in doing this involve correlation, the measurement of how closely two
variables move together; and regression, an equation showing the impact of inputs on a final
output. A regression is similar to a recipe for a cake or other food dish; take a bit of this and
some of that, put them together, and we get our result.
Correlation
We have seen correlations a lot, and probably have even used them (formally or
informally). We know, for example, that all other things being equal; the more we eat. the more
we weigh. Kids, up to the early teens, grow taller the older they get. If we consistently speed,
we will get more speeding tickets than those who obey the speed limit. The more efforts we put
into studying, the better grades we get. All of these are examples of correlations.
Correlatio.
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BUS301 Memo Rubric Spring 2020 - Student.docx
BUS301 Writing Rubric
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Complete discussion of one topic before moving to next topic
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TO: Professor __________
FROM: Suzy Student
DATE: February 1, 2020
SUBJECT: Out of Class Experience – Cybersecurity Conference
Cybersecurity is a topic everyone should be concerned about, so I attended the 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Event held in the Grawn Atrium. I gained insight and knowledge from listening to the speakers that came from different kinds of industries. In this memo, I will discuss what I learned from the speaker and two takeaways: 1) cybersecurity is everywhere, 2) personal identifiable information, and 3) cybersecurity for the business student.
Cybersecurity is Everywhere
The conference was an opportunity to learn about cybersecurity. The first speaker talked about how companies are attacked in many different ways every day. The “bad guys” are trying to steal company information as well as employee information. Both kinds of information are valuable on the black market. The second speaker talked about the internet of things (IoT). These are things that are attached to the internet. The speaker talked about autonomous cars and medical equipment (heart) that talks to the internet. She talked about how cyber can and should influence designs. “Things” must be created with cybersecurity included in every step of the design. The last speaker talked about how my information has value. The “bad guys” steal my information and people want to buy it. Making money is one reason hackers steal millions of records.
Personal Identifiable Information
Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is any information relating to an identifiable person. There are laws in place to help make sure this information is secure. This topic is a takeaway for me because I had no idea my data had any value t.
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BUS 206 Milestone Two Template
To simplify completing this milestone, use this template to help you write your essay. You may use each
heading as a starter sentence and then discuss the legal issues presented in the case study using the
following guide, if you choose. Be sure to explain and elaborate on how each term applies to the story.
Be sure to incorporate the facts of the case into your explanation and analysis.
Remember that the document you submit should follow the formatting guidelines described in the
Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric document.
A. Various elements must be present to prove that a valid contract exists between Sam and the
chain store.
The four elements to a contract are . (Chapter 13)
The first element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].
The second element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
The third element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts that
are or should be present].
The fourth element of would be deemed to exist if [describe facts
that are or should be present].
If the elements of a contract did exist between these parties, there could still be some
possible reasons why a contract might not be valid based on facts not present in the
scenario. For example, if Sam was a minor at the time he made the agreement with
the chain store, the contract would not be valid because . List
some other reasons and elaborate on why a contract might be invalid.
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
(Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16)
B. Even if there is not a valid legal contract between Sam and the chain store, there may still be
a quasi-contract (Chapter 13) or elements of what is called a promissory estoppel. (Chapter
15)
A quasi-contract is defined as . In this case, a quasi-contract may exist
if the following facts are true: . (Chapter 13)
A promissory estoppel is defined as . This principle might apply to this
case if . (Chapters 13 and 16)
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
C. The rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant depend upon the term of their
contract. Such a contract may be verbal or in writing under a standard residential lease
agreement. (Chapters 13 and 50)
Some facts that may support that Sam is in breach of that contract are
.
Some facts that may support that Sam is not in breach of that contract are
. (Chapters 16, 17, and 50)
Discuss and explain any other information you deem relevant to this answer.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, Sam’s landlord has/does not have grounds to evict
because .
Elaborate and explain.
E. Some defenses Sam might raise if his landlord tries to evict him include
because .
Elaborate .
Bunker Hill Community College MAT 093 Foundations of Mathema.docxrichardnorman90310
Ryan has monthly expenses of $1883 leaving her with $82 per month after paying all her bills. If she saves $150 per month, it will take her 12 months to save two months' salary of $3600 for an emergency fund. The document provides a multi-step math word problem to solve involving Ryan's monthly income and expenses. It then provides additional math word problems involving geometry, fractions, percentages, and other calculations to solve. The problems are from a midterm exam for a foundations of mathematics course and include a grading rubric.
Bullying and cyberbullying of adolescents have become increasingly p.docxrichardnorman90310
Bullying and cyberbullying of adolescents have become increasingly popular media topics. Why do you think schools are often ineffective in reducing rates of bullying and cyberbullying? Imagine you are an administrator at a middle or high school. What specific activities would you engage in to deter students from bullying their peers?
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Building an Information Technology Security Awareness an.docxrichardnorman90310
Building an Information
Technology Security Awareness
and Training Program
Mark Wilson and Joan Hash
NIST Special Publication 800-50
C O M P U T E R S E C U R I T Y
Computer Security Division
Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8933
October 2003
U.S. Department of Commerce
Donald L. Evans, Secretary
Technology Administration
Phillip J. Bond, Under Secretary for Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director
Reports on Computer Systems Technology
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the Nation’s
measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test methods, reference data, proof of
concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the development and productive use of
information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the development of technical, physical,
administrative, and management standards and guidelines for the cost-effective security and privacy of
sensitive unclassified information in Federal computer systems. This Special Publication 800-series
reports on ITL’s research, guidance, and outreach efforts in computer security, and its collaborative
activities with industry, government, and academic organizations.
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Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov — Phone: (202) 512-1800 — Fax: (202) 512-2250
Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001
NIST Special Publication 800-50
Authority
This document has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in
furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act
(FISMA) of 2002, Public Law 107-347.
NIST is responsible for developing standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for
providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and
guidelines shall not apply to national security systems. This guideline is consistent with the requirements
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Section 8b(3), Securing Agency
Information Systems, as analyzed in A-130, Appendix IV: Analysis of Key Sections. Supplemental
information is provided A-130, Appendix III.
This guideline has been prepared for use by federal agencies. It may be used by nongovernmental
organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright. (Attribution would be appreciated by
NIST.)
Nothing in this document should be taken to contradict standards and guidelines made mandatory and
binding on federal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory author.
Building a company with the help of IT is really necessary as most.docxrichardnorman90310
Building a company with the help of IT is really necessary as most of the daily things are running via technology these days and while using technology you must have some minimum criteria for all of those who are using it. Usually, the company must make some policies for internal use and external use, so that where someone crosses the line, they are able to catch hold of them and take a severe action as per the business policies. Now this is really important because due to an error from one person there are other people who would get affected, and there are multiple stages to those areas, that checks the severity of all of those mistakes.
Here some of them that is general while making policies, such as visiting pornographic web sites using company computer is not allowed, disrupting another’s data or computer system and sharing corporate database information. When employees make any of these mistakes, then companies have authorities to terminate employees from the business. Usually every employee is supposed work as per the basic rules or you can say acceptable usage policy. While using company materials and internet, because most of the office work is done over the internet, like using cloud or any other online applications. This allows you to have full access to outside world, but you must know what are the DO’s and Don’t’s. This will help you stick to the company for long time and also grow with the company as much as possible (Information Resources Management Association. International Conference).
These are made by looking at the history, because most of the employees have made some worst things in the history for personal benefits and ended sharing company details with outsiders, and hampered own company value. Using such valuable data, someone from outside can take over the company or misuse the data or they can do anything that can hurt the business directly. When the business owners are going under loss, the company can take actions against such activity or people who are committing those mistakes.
References
Information Resources Management Association. International Conference. Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century:
Primary Source Document
with Questions (DBQs)
E X C E R P T S F R O M I N S T R U C T I O N S T O M Y D A U G H T E R
By Song Siyŏl
Introduction
Song Siyŏl (1607‐1689) was a prominent scholar and official. This piece was written for his oldest daughter on the
occasion of her marriage and subsequently became an important tutelary text that circulated among elite families.
By the time this text was written, the patterns of patrilocal residence and patrilineal descent advocated by Neo‐
Confucian reformers early in the Chosŏn dynasty had become well established.
Document Excerpt with Questions (Longer selection follows this section)
From Sources of Korean Tradition, edited by Yŏng‐ho Ch’oe, Peter H. Lee, .
Building a Comprehensive Health HistoryBuild a health histor.docxrichardnorman90310
Building a Comprehensive Health History
Build a health history for a 55-year-old Asian female living in a high-density public housing complex –
Introduction of the paper, then explain
1. How would your communication and interview techniques for building a health history differ with each patient?
2. How might you target your questions for building a health history based on the patient’s social determinants of health?
3. What risk assessment instruments would be appropriate to use with the patient, or what questions would you ask the patient to assess his or her health risks?
4. Identify any potential health-related risks based upon the patient’s age, gender, ethnicity, or environmental setting that should be taken into consideration.
5. Select one of the risk assessment instruments presented in Chapter 1 or Chapter 5 of the Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination text, or another tool with which you are familiar, related to your selected patient.
6. Develop at least eight targeted questions you would ask the selected patient to assess his or her health risks and begin building a health history.
Resources
Ball, J. W., Dains, J. E., Flynn, J. A., Solomon, B. S., & Stewart, R. W. (2019). Seidel's guide to physical examination: An interprofessional approach (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Mosby.
· Chapter 1, “The History and Interviewing Process”
· Chapter 5, “Recording Information” provides methods for maintaining clear and accurate records, also explore the legal aspects of patient records.
Sullivan, D. D. (2019). Guide to clinical documentation (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.
· Chapter 2, "The Comprehensive History and Physical Exam" (pp. 19–29)
R Ryanne, W., & Lori A, O. (2015). Implementation of health risk assessments with family health history: barriers and benefits. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1079, 508.
Lushniak, B. D. (2015). Surgeon general’s perspectives: family health history: using the past to improve future health. Public Health Reports, 1, 3.
Jardim, T. V., Sousa, A. L. L., Povoa, T. I. R., Barroso, W. K. S., Chinem, B., Jardim, L., Bernardes, R., Coca, A., & Jardim, P. C. B. V. (2015). The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up. BMC Public Health, 15, 1111.
ITS 832
Chapter 5
From Building a Model to Adaptive Robust
Decision Making Using Systems Modeling
InformationTechnology in a Global Economy
Professor Miguel Buleje
Introduction
• Modeling & Simulation
• Fields that develops and applies computational methods to
address complex system
• Addresses problems related to complex issues
• Focus on decision making abilities
• Opportunities to leverage interdisciplinary approach, and learn
across fields to understand complex systems.
• Legacy System Dynamics (SD) modeling and others
methods are presented
• Recent innovations
• What the future holds
• Examples
Systems Modeling
• Dynamic complexity
• Behavior evolves over time
• Mode.
Gender and Mental Health - Counselling and Family Therapy Applications and In...PsychoTech Services
A proprietary approach developed by bringing together the best of learning theories from Psychology, design principles from the world of visualization, and pedagogical methods from over a decade of training experience, that enables you to: Learn better, faster!
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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6- تحتوي الملزمة في اول سلايد على خارطة تتضمن جميع تفرُعات معلومات الجهاز الهيكلي المذكورة في هذهِ الملزمة
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A Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two HeartsSteve Thomason
These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
DatasCodesInterviewee 1 My improved health is a direct result.docx
1. Datas
Codes
Interviewee 1: My improved health is a direct result of my
growing appreciation for and awareness of the intricate
workings of my body.
The strong belief that following the female body clock will
benefit the body
Interviewee 1: I feel that the person does not exactly know what
the biological clock means. I, therefore, pity them.
emotional
helpless
pity
incomprehensible
Interviewee 1: The variability in fertility occurs over a person's
lifetime and may be tracked by that person's biological clock.
Because of this, I now better understand the optimal timing to
have a family.
Uncertainty about fertility
Glad to follow the biological clock
Proving the benefits of following the biological clock in another
way
Interviewee 1: I got the idea in high school. My mother often
told me that women need to do the right things at the right time,
22 is the best age to have children, and the timing is very ripe.
Women can still have a lot of time to pursue their dream careers
after giving birth. Even though most women around me chose to
start working, I think my mother was right.
Influenced by mother's thoughts
Very trust mother
Interviewee 1: I don't think it would be a good idea to focus on
my profession throughout my childbearing years. I think we can
move on to the next question.
Uncertainly
Avoiding answer
2. Sensitive
Interviewee 1: I have never regretted it because I have already
seen the health benefits that come with it. (pause) But
sometimes I wonder if I didn't follow the female biological
clock and continued to finish college and get into work, would I
be more integrated with my friends? (laughs)
very firm, no regrets
another possibility
Desire to connect with friends around
Interviewee 1: I would advise them to follow this and avoid
rushing when it is too late. (laughs)
Encourage follow female biological clock
Interviewee 2: As many women reach the peak of their
reproductive years, they tend to feel pressured to get pregnant. I
was aware that fertility begins to decline for many women once
they approach their mid thirty's. It motivated me to plan my
pregnancy at the right age.
Feel pressured at mid thirty
Acknowledgment of fertility decline
Encourage females to plan pregnancy at the right age
Interviewee 2: It is crucial for women, especially those in their
early twenties, to understand the benefits of getting pregnant at
their most fertile age when they are not exposed to risks. I
always try to teach people, especially ladies my age, to embrace
following the biological clock for their benefit.
Crucial to know the benefits of the biological clock
No risks
Teach other females to follow the biological clock
Interviewee 2: As people become older, their bodies naturally
generate fewer eggs and sperm, and those produced are lower
quality.
Tell the risks and truths of the biological aspect
Interviewee 2: I embraced this idea after learning the
importance of following the biological clock in a specific
3. family.
influenced by family
don't really understand the female biological clock
Interviewee 2: A composite female will examine her tummy and
agonize about her life decisions. (erm) I understand that modern
society has encouraged women's empowerment to a great extent.
It is selfish for a woman to choose her career over a healthy
baby.
modern society encourages women’s empowerment to a great
extent.
Having a baby is a goal in the whole female life?
Selfish choose career over a baby?
Interviewee 2: Parents should encourage their daughters to
pursue this path because it can help alleviate stress related to
delayed production.
Parents' education and ideas influence children's future choices
and plans
Interviewee 3: I always encourage my daughter to follow the
biological clock because it helps improve our health; we need to
learn about and appreciate the processes by which our body
operates. (laughs) (erm) While most women nowadays are
delaying parenting for professional reasons, and some are afraid
they lack the emotional maturity to start a family, this decision
often has adverse consequences later in their lives.
The choice she made in the past, but also let her daughter
continue to follow. She didn't ask her daughter how she felt.
Suitable for yourself does not mean suitable for others
Interviewee 3: I do not feel bad because I know many people do
not understand this precisely. (laughs) I usually take my time to
converse with them on the significance of following a biological
clock and the risks of not adhering to it.
Very happy to know about the biological clock
Convince more people to follow the biological clock
Popularize the biological clock for more people
Interviewee 3: One of my sisters had a tough time getting a
4. child when she married at 36. (erm) It got me thinking about the
importance of the biological clock. (pause) I weighed the
challenges she had gone through, which included expensive
fertility treatments, anxiety, depression, and possible divorce.
(coughs) I did not want to go through the same difficulties and
therefore decided to try my luck by embracing the biological
clock.
Real experiences
Side-effects of old age pregnant
Use side effects to scare people in order to follow the biological
clock
Interviewee 3: I think it is the best for my daughter. (laughs)
She is always happy with this decision. (laughs) I am also glad I
followed it, as it has been excellent in helping me plan my
reproductive time well. My daughter and I have had no
pregnancy-related issues. Hence, we have no single regret for
following the biological clock.
Real happy?
Any regret about your career or friendship?
Instructions to writer: this is a peer respond, please respond to
Ivis and Valonie with a minimum of 150 words to each peer and
at least 1 academic resource to
each peer.
Please respond individually to each peer. Example: “Hello Ivis I
enjoyed reading your post and liked the points you made. I
agree with you”, write what works best, this was just an intro
example, but must meet this:
· You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending,
refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.
All replies must be constructive and use literature where
possible.
I need this in APA Style. Thank you!
5. This’s Ivis Discussion Post ↓
Learning Theories & Principles and Quality Health Care
The advanced practice nurse (APN) can apply a range of
learning theories and principles to give patients high-quality
care. Behaviorism, cognitivism, social learning theory,
cognitive behavioral theory, self-efficacy theory, and
constructivism are a few of the most practical theories.
Behaviorism is a learning theory that focuses on the observable
behavior of learners. This theory is useful to the APN because it
can help identify specific behaviors that need to be changed to
improve health outcomes (Merriam, 2018). For example, if a
behaviorist approach is used to identify a patient’s smoking
behavior, the APN can change that behavior to improve the
patient's health (Merriam, 2018). Cognitivism is a learning
theory that focuses on the mental processes of learners. This
theory is useful to the APN because it can help to understand
how patients learn and remember information. This
understanding can then be used to design educational materials
and interventions that are more likely to succeed (Merriam,
2018). For example, suppose a cognitivist approach is used to
understand how patients learn about a new medication. In that
case, the APN can design an educational intervention more
likely to teach patients about the medication successfully.
According to the social learning theory, people pick up new
skills by watching and copying the actions of others. Given that
APNs frequently work one-on-one with clients, this notion is
very pertinent to them. The APN can employ social learning
theory to help clients learn new skills and model desired
behaviors for them (Merriam, 2018). The cognitive behavioral
theory posits that people's thoughts and beliefs influence their
behavior. This theory is useful for the APN in providing health
care because it can help the APN understand how clients'
thoughts and beliefs may impact their health behaviors. Self-
efficacy theory posits that people's beliefs about their ability to
6. perform a task or behavior influence their performance
(Merriam, 2018). This theory is useful for the APN in providing
health care because it can help the APN to understand how to
motivate and encourage clients to change their health behaviors.
Constructivism is a learning theory that focuses on how learners
construct knowledge. This theory is useful to the APN because
it can help to understand how patients make sense of health
information. This understanding can then be used to design
educational materials and interventions that are more likely to
succeed (Al-Rasbi, 2020). For example, if a constructivist
approach is used to understand how patients understand the
concept of "healthy eating," the APN can design an educational
intervention that is more likely to teach patients about healthy
eating.
In addition to the learning theories, a few important learning
principles are also relevant to the APN. One principle is that
learning is an active process. This means that people learn best
when actively engaged in the learning process (Merriam, 2018).
The APN can encourage active learning by involving clients in
their care and providing opportunities for them to practice new
skills. Another principle is that learning is a social process
(Mukhalalati & Taylor, 2019). This means that people learn best
when they are working with others. The APN can encourage
social learning by involving family members and other
healthcare team members in the care of clients.
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The advanced practice nurse needs to understand learning
theories to best communicate with their clients and ensure the
client understands their plan of care. Learning theories help
nurses to understand their thought processes and the thought
processes of patients and families during an interaction. The
cognitive and social learning theories can be considered the
most useful to the advanced practice (APN) in providing high-
quality care to clients because they influence how the APN and
the client receive and use new educational information to
7. maximize care.
The cognitive learning theory is helpful to the APN in
understanding the internal thought processes and motivations
for learning for themselves and their clients. The cognitive
learning theory focuses on learning through internalizing
information with a focus on the individual's perception and how
it affects their information processing (McSparron et al., 2019).
Therefore, the individual's ability to learn is predetermined by
their readiness, and they are more likely to retain information if
they have reasonable expectations. According to the cognitive
learning theory, learning is based on perceiving the data,
interpreting it based on what is already known, and reorganizing
the information to form new understanding (Bastable, 2017).
This theory can help the APN provide high-quality health care
to clients by making them aware of their opportunities to learn
and creating learning opportunities for their clients. APNs can
incorporate the cognitive learning theory when adopting new
evidence-based practice guidelines. Although they may be
comfortable with a standard method of practice, as new
evidence becomes available to providers, they must maintain an
attitude that promotes learning to perceive and interpret the
information so that they can use it to benefit their clients.
Similarly, when educating their clients on disease processes, the
ANP must be cognizant of the learner's goals and expectations
in order to create an equilibrium of what the client already
knows and their perception of the new information in order for
the client to reorganize the information into new learning and
understanding.
The social learning theory is useful to the APN in providing
high-quality care to clients because it helps the APN and their
clients to better retain new information that is taught. The
social learning theory emphasizes the importance of modeling.
The social learning theory establishes that people pay attention
to role models and learn by observing others (Horsburgh &
Ippolito, 2018). The model creates a connection between the
teacher and the learner. The learner pays attention to the
8. teacher, sees the behavior, internalizes what they see to retain
the information, and reproduces it (Horsburgh & Ippolito,
2018). This theory is best exemplified by the student nurse
practitioner and new APNs. They learn some of their practices
by observing their preceptor or the experienced nurse
practitioner and reciprocating what they learn with their future
patients. Additionally, the APN may benefit from using this
theory in patient education by incorporating communication that
involves examples or using a teach-back method. For example,
if a patient is newly diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes,
the best method of teaching the patient about managing their
diabetes with insulin may be to utilize a teach-back method that
includes a hands-on model. Although the principle of self-
injecting insulin to control blood sugars may be easily
understood by a healthcare professional, the APN should
understand that this is a foreign concept to the patient. Simply
explaining the steps will not be enough for the patient to recall
and implement in their daily lives. Self-administering insulin is
a new behavior for the patient; therefore, they may best acquire
this behavior by observing this action from the APN.
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Wenjia Zhang
COMN 2200
Professor Elizabeth Suter
Oct 11,2022
Interview and Transcription
I interviewed the first interviewee through online channels, she
follows the female biological clock and is my longtime friend in
junior studies. The data from the interview will help view life
from other people’s description and their way of thinking and
9. how to encourage the observance of the female "biological"
clock to balance between being a mother and having a career.
Interviewer: Hello, Interviewee 1. How are you? (laughs) (deep
breath) Today’s topic is the female biological clock. Please feel
relaxed; if you feel uncomfortable with anything, feel free to
stop me anytime. Could we start now?
Interviewee 1: Sure things. (laughs)
Interviewer: So, the first question is: How has following the
female biological clock impacted your life?
Interviewee 1: (erm) My improved health is a direct result of
my growing appreciation for and awareness of the intricate
workings of my body.
Interviewer: Got it. (erm) Let’s move on to the next question
when someone describes the following biological clock as
“primitive,” how does that make you feel?
Interviewee 1: (pause) I feel that the person does not exactly
know what the biological clock means. I, therefore, pity them.
Interviewer: (pause) Would you like to share more?
Interviewee 1: Sure, (erm) when some women choose to give up
pregnancy at a fertile period, the chances of a successful
pregnancy are significantly reduced when they get older.
Interviewer: Great. (laughs) Tell me about the understanding of
a woman’s biological clock program and how it has impacted
your life in the journey of your motherhood.
Interviewee 1: (erm) The variability in fertility occurs over a
person's lifetime and may be tracked by that person's biological
clock. Because of this, I now better understand the optimal
10. timing to have a family.
Interviewer: I understand it. (pause) So, when did you embrace
the idea of following the female biological clock?
Interviewee 1: (erm) I got the idea in high school. My mother
often told me that women need to do the right things at the right
time, 22 is the best age to have children, and the timing is very
ripe. Women can still have a lot of time to pursue their dream
careers after giving birth. Even though most women around me
chose to start working, I think my mother was right. (laughs)
Interviewer: There are a few questions left. Should we continue,
or have a rest?
Interviewee 1: I’m good, we can continue. (laughs)
Interviewer: What would happen if, during your fertile years,
you got engaged in many activities to enhance your career life?
How would you do? Would you sacrifice your career to get
children first? (coughs)
Interviewee 1: (erm) I don't think it would be a good idea to
focus on my profession throughout my childbearing years.
Interviewer: Can you share more things?
Interviewee: (pause) I think we can move on to the next
question.
Interviewer: Of course. (pause) Is there a point when your
decision to follow the biological clock to have a child early was
misunderstood by your peers?
Interviewee 1: Yes. (erm) It is because, in most cases, people
have not understood it fully. The reaction would have been
11. different if they had better understood it.
Interviewer: The next question is, how do you hope others will
understand the importance of using the female biological clock?
(coughs)
Interviewee 1: Through educating one another, we can all get to
know its benefits.
Interviewer: (erm) Do you ever regret following the biological
clock? Why?
Interviewee 1: (erm) I have never regretted it because I have
already seen the health benefits that come with it. (pause) But
sometimes I wonder if I didn't follow the female biological
clock and continued to finish college and get into work, would I
be more integrated with my friends? (laughs)
Interviewer: Excellent, how do you feel about following a
biological clock to give birth?
Interviewee 1: (coughs) I choose to follow this path because it
is easier and with no health concerns.
Interviewer: In conclusion, how do you advise other parents
with daughters who have entered fertility? (pause) Will you
encourage them to let their daughters follow it to avoid delayed
production?
Interviewee 1: I would advise them to follow this and avoid
rushing when it is too late. (laughs)
Interviewer: Thank you so much for doing the interview; it was
helpful for my research topic. (laughs) I hope you have a good
day. Bye.
12. Interviewee 1: Thank you, Wenjia. Bye. (laughs)
Honest Self-assessment:
My preparation for the first interview is relatively sufficient
because it is a native language interview and an online
interview, which will be relatively relaxed. Of course, there
were a lot of problems in the first interview. The first point was
the time difference. It was challenging to find a relatively
suitable time for both sides. The second point is that the
interviewee is relatively shy, and I need to encourage them to
express their thoughts more.
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Wenjia Zhang
COMN 2200
Professor Elizabeth Suter
Oct 20,2022
Interview and Transcription
I interviewed the second interviewee online, who followed the
female biological clock and was six months pregnant. The data
from the interview will help view life from other people’s
description and their way of thinking and how to encourage the
observance of the female "biological" clock to balance between
being a mother and having a career.
Interviewer: Hello, Interviewee 2. How are you? (laughs) I’m
sorry to bother you in the early morning.
Interviewee 2: It's okay. I've been waking up very early since I
got pregnant. (laughs)
Interviewer: Ok. (pause) Today’s topic is the female biological
13. clock. There is a total of 11 questions. Maybe I need to spend
an hour. (erm) Please feel relaxed; if you need a rest, just let me
know, and we can stop anytime.
Interviewee 2: Sounds great. (laughs)
Interviewer: Could we start now? (laughs)
Interviewee 2: Sure. (laughs)
Interviewer: (erm) The first question is: How has following the
female biological clock impacted your life?
Interviewee 2: (erm) As many women reach the peak of their
reproductive years, they tend to feel pressured to get pregnant. I
was aware that fertility begins to decline for many women once
they approach their mid thirty's. It motivated me to plan my
pregnancy at the right age. (erm) Following the female
biological clock has changed my life for the better. I do not
need to worry about fertility treatments. Fertility treatments are
also costly and have many risks involved. (coughs) I am also
glad that I do not have to deal with the feelings of anxiety on
the biological clock that get intense as women get older.
(laughs) (pause) Many risks are associated with late
pregnancies, such as cesarean section delivery, gestational
diabetes, low birth weight babies, and many more. (erm) My
choice of following the female biological clock is excellent
since it does not pose any risks to my health, both physically
and mentally. I am glad I am pregnant at the right age with no
troubles. (laughs)
Interviewer: Excellent. (laughs) The next question is when
someone describes the following biological clock as
“primitive,” how does that make you feel?
Interviewee 2: (pause) I always need to educate the person
14. about what it is. (laughs) (erm) Most people think getting
pregnant young is an obstacle, especially in their careers. (erm)
However, people do not understand the bitter fact that the
female biological clock would not slow down just because they
are not ready to start a family due to a career or other concerns.
(pause) It is crucial for women, especially those in their early
twenties, to understand the benefits of getting pregnant at their
most fertile age when they are not exposed to risks. I always try
to teach people, especially ladies my age, to embrace following
the biological clock for their benefit. (coughs)
Interviewer: Understand. (coughs) (erm) Tell me about the
understanding of a woman’s biological clock program and how
it has impacted your life in the journey of your motherhood.
Interviewee 2: (erm) As people become older, their bodies
naturally generate fewer eggs and sperm, and those produced
are lower quality. As a result, one can make informed decisions
on the optimal timing to have a family. I have been successful
in both the planning and accomplishment of my maternal
objectives (laughs). (coughs) The peak fertility age for most
women is in their early twenties, while the fertility rate
decreases as they approach 30. As a result, the chances of
women at 40 getting pregnant is approximately 2-3% each
month.
Interviewer: (erm) Can you share more thoughts on this
question?
Interviewee 2: (laughs) Of course. The age-related fertility
decline results in the quantity and quality of eggs in women
going down. It means that the woman will lose many eggs as
she ages. (erm) Furthermore, the quality of eggs in an aged
woman will be affected by age and decrease, making it difficult
to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. (pause) Most embryos
in women over the age of 40 are genetically abnormal.
15. Therefore, it is essential to get pregnant in your early 20s when
you are confident of having a healthy baby. Understanding the
female biological clock has been eye-opening, and I am glad I
embraced it. My pregnancy journey has been smooth. (laughs)
Interviewer: Good job. (laughs) So, when did you embrace the
idea of following the female biological clock?
Interviewee 2: I embraced this idea after learning the
importance of following the biological clock in a specific
family. (laughs)
Interviewer: (erm) (pause) There are a few questions left. Do
you need a rest?
Interviewee 2: Yes, I think I need a rest. I may need some
water. (laughs)
Interviewer: Of course. (laughs) We can have a ten-minute
break.
Interviewee 2: Thanks.
(Pause for 6 minutes)
Interviewee 2: Hi, Interviewer. I am ready. (laughs) We can
continue the rest of the interview.
Interviewer: Great.
(laughs)
What would happen if, during your fertile years, you
got engaged in many activities to enhance your career life? How
would you do? (pause) Would you sacrifice your career to get
children first? (coughs)
Interviewee 2: (pause) I don't think it's a good idea to put off
having children to advance in one's job. A composite female
16. will examine her tummy and agonize about her life decisions.
(erm) I understand that modern society has encouraged women's
empowerment to a great extent. As a result, women have access
to better careers and educational opportunities. (pause) (coughs)
However, despite the positive changes in women's roles,
fertility is still limited by age. (erm) It is selfish for a woman to
choose her career over a healthy baby. Most people know that
the ability to have a healthy embryo weakens with age. (erm)
Therefore, choosing to postpone motherhood due to a job is just
ignorance and a poor decision. The career factor causes intense
anxiety to women, especially when deciding the right time to
approach parenthood. (pause) Despite the advanced fertility
treatments available, having children in the most fertile years is
the best option. I would choose children first, and I focus on my
career later. (coughs)
Interviewer: Understood. (coughs) Is there a point when your
decision to follow the biological clock to have a child early was
misunderstood by your peers?
Interviewee 2: Many times. I have always shown them the sense
of it (laughs). Most of my peers perceive that a lady should
spend her early 20s focusing on her career, finances, and
finding the right partner. (erm) (pause) However, they don't
understand that the biological clock will not accommodate
delayed reproduction. (coughs) The reasons for delaying
motherhood can be justifiable, but the fact remains that fertility
diminishes with age.
Interviewer: (erm)
The next question is, how do you hope others will
understand the importance of using the female biological clock?
Interviewee 2: (erm) (pause) I hope healthcare facilities can
help educate people about its significance. Women should be
aware that the level of reproductive hormones and the health of
17. their eggs diminishes with age. (pause) Furthermore, we should
educate them on the risk of certain conditions that can make it
difficult for them to get pregnant as they age. Conditions such
as uterine fibroids, cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, and
endometriosis, among others, significantly affect pregnancy in
women. (erm) Healthcare facilities should also educate women
on the risks involved in advanced fertility treatments and
greatly discourage them. Young women should be encouraged to
follow the female biological clock and have children at a young
age. (laughs)
Interviewer: Great. (erm)
Do you ever regret following the biological clock?
Why?
Interviewee 2: Not even once. (laughs) I have tremendously
benefited from this; thus, I have no reason to look back and
regret it. My mental health has been very stable, especially
during my pregnancy. (laughs) I have had no reason for the
anxiety or stress often associated with late pregnancies. Having
a child at my fertile age convinced me that my baby would be
healthy and no risks such as cesarean delivery would be
associated. (laughs)
Interviewer: (laughs) How do you feel about following a
biological clock to give birth? (coughs)
Interviewee 2: (erm) This is a natural method with no side
effects or regrets.
Interviewer: Almost done. (laughs)
Interviewee 2: Awesome. (laughs)
Interviewer: (pause)
In conclusion, how do you advise other parents with
18. daughters who have entered fertility? (erm) Will you encourage
them to let their daughters follow it to avoid delayed
production?
Interviewee 2: (erm) Parents should encourage their daughters
to pursue this path because it can help alleviate stress related to
delayed production.
Interviewer: (erm) Do you want to add something else we didn’t
mention?
Interviewee 2: Yes. (laughs) Women of childbearing should be
encouraged to eat a balanced diet and limit alcohol, smoking,
and consuming caffeine. It will play a significant role in
improving their reproductive health.
Interviewer: Well done.
Thank you so much for doing the interview; it was
helpful for my research topic.
I hope you have a good day. Bye. (laughs)
Interviewee 2: Thank you, Interviewer. Bye. (laughs)
Self-Assessment:
I think my second interview was more informative than the first
one. I encourage interviewees to say more. And there is a proper
19. rest adjustment time in the middle of the interview, which is
very helpful for this interview.
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Wenjia Zhang
COMN 2200
Professor Elizabeth Suter
Oct 23,2022
Interview and Transcription
I interviewed the third interviewee through online channels; she
is a parent who lets her daughter track the female biological
clock. She also followed the female biological clock when she
was young. The data from the interview will help view life from
other people’s description and their way of thinking and how to
encourage the observance of the female "biological" clock to
balance between being a mother and having a career.
Interviewer: Hello, Interviewee 3. (laughs) How are you?
Interviewee 3: I’m good. (laughs) What about you? How was
your study in the US? (laughs)
Interviewer: (erm) I’m good. It is midterm period, so busy.
(coughs)
Interviewee 3: When are you planning to go back home?
(laughs)
Interviewer: Actually, I don’t know. (erm) Maybe summer.
(laughs)
Interviewee 3: Sounds great. (laughs)
Interviewer: Ok. Let’s get back on the right track. (pause)
20. (laughs) The interview topic is the female biological clock.
Please feel relaxed; if you feel uncomfortable with any
questions, feel free to stop me anytime. (coughs)
Interviewee 3: I will. (laughs)
Interviewer: Could we start now? (laughs)
Interviewee 3: Sure. (laughs) Please go ahead.
Interviewer: The first question is: How has following the female
biological clock impacted your life? (coughs)
Interviewee 3: (pause) I always encourage my daughter to
follow the biological clock because it helps improve our health;
we need to learn about and appreciate the processes by which
our body operates. (laughs) (erm) While most women nowadays
are delaying parenting for professional reasons, and some are
afraid they lack the emotional maturity to start a family, this
decision often has adverse consequences later in their lives.
(coughs)
Interviewer: Got it. Could you share more thoughts on this
question? (laughs)
Interviewee 3: Of course. (laughs) By keeping tabs on my
biological clock, I could schedule my life so that my personal
and professional goals would not clash with the window of
opportunity for having my children as set by the biological
clock. (erm)(pause) I am aware, too, that a woman's fertility
might start to diminish well before she is ready to start a family
and that by the time she is prepared on all fronts. It can be
profoundly discouraging and even depressing to find that she is
past the best biological time to start a family. (pause) Thus, I
am relieved that I can keep track of my biological clock and use
that information to make wise decisions about my life and
21. sidestep the health and emotional dangers of giving birth later
in life. (coughs)
Interviewer: Great. (laughs) The next question is when someone
describes the following biological clock as “primitive,” how
does that make you feel?
Interviewee 3: (pause) I do not feel bad because I know many
people do not understand this precisely. (laughs) I usually take
my time to converse with them on the significance of following
a biological clock and the risks of not adhering to it. (erm) Most
believe that getting pregnant earlier in life is primitive and
associated with lower income, (erm) lower educational levels,
and economic difficulties. These individuals do not consider
that education and finances can be achieved even after
childbirth and enjoy life. (coughs) I always try to educate them
that being a mother at a relatively young age is not an archaic
practice; instead, it is more advantageous to the child's health.
Interviewer: Thank you. (pause) Tell me about the
understanding of a woman’s biological clock program and how
it has impacted your life in the journey of your motherhood.
Interviewee 3: The key to success is thinking critically and
acting on that thinking. (pause) (erm) Starting a family might go
more smoothly if you know your reproductive physiology and
plan appropriately. (erm) Women’s fertility fluctuates
throughout their lifetimes. The "biological clock" program
stresses the difficulty of conceiving later in life (the late
thirties) due to the natural reduction in egg and sperm count and
quality with age. (coughs) It also represents the emotional stress
one may experience if they have not started a family by a
specific period. (erm) This program encouraged me to plan my
reproductive time well to avoid the challenges of delayed
childbirth. (erm) Adherence to the program has also helped me
strike a healthy balance between my professional and personal
22. life, with fewer conflicts on either front. (laughs)
Interviewer: I understand it. (erm) So, when did you embrace
the idea of following the female biological clock? (coughs)
Interviewee 3: (pause) (erm) One of my sisters had a tough time
getting a child when she married at 36. (erm) It got me thinking
about the importance of the biological clock. (pause) I weighed
the challenges she had gone through, which included expensive
fertility treatments, anxiety, depression, and possible divorce.
(coughs) I did not want to go through the same difficulties and
therefore decided to try my luck by embracing the biological
clock. By then, I was in my early twenties. (erm) Since then, I
can testify that the biological clock is excellent since it has
helped me avoid those challenges, ensuring my health, both
physically and mentally.
Interviewer: Excellent. (laughs) (pause) What would happen if,
during your fertile years, you got engaged in many activities to
enhance your career life? (erm) How would you do? (erm)
Would you sacrifice your career to get children first?
Interviewee 3: (pause) This is a tricky question. (laughs)
Interviewer: (laughs) Take your time to think about it.
Interviewee 3: (erm) (coughs)
I would first sacrifice my career and get back later.
(pause) Though most women currently prefer to pursue their
careers till early in life, this decision has negatively affected
most of them as they face challenges trying to conceive in old
age. (erm) The significant difficulties adversely affect their
physical and mental health and finances, leaving some
depressed. (erm) Delaying childbearing is a risky endeavor that
necessitates careful consideration of potential adverse outcomes
for fertility, the pregnancy itself, maternal and infant health,
23. and women's capacity to care for children and be "good"
mothers. (pause) Some risks of defying the biological clock are
premature births, miscarriages, infertility, and prolonged labor.
The health of babies born in old age may also be at risk due to
conditions such as Down syndrome due to declined reproductive
potential. (coughs) Hence, it will mean I risk my baby's life
over a career. I would therefore forego my job and make the
conscious decision to start a family while my reproductive
potential is at its highest. (laughs)
Interviewer: Understood. (coughs) Is there a point when your
decision to follow the biological clock to have a child early was
misunderstood by your peers?
Interviewee 3: (laughs) People will always be adamant when
they do not understand something. (erm) Most of my peers
always thought and told me that starting a family early was a
wrong choice with adverse repercussions on my future life,
significantly since I had not yet stabilized my career and
finances. (pause) They believed that a woman was supposed to
build their career first and stabilize economically before
deciding to have children. (laughs) However, I always took time
to explain to them the importance of following the biological
clock and that fertility declines over time while a career does
not. (coughs)
Interviewer: Let’s have a 10-minute break! (laughs)
Interviewee 3: Ok. Thanks (laughs)
(Pause for 10 minutes)
Interviewer: Welcome back.
(laughs)
The next question is, how do you hope others will
understand the importance of using the female biological clock?
(coughs)
24. Interviewee 3: (erm) Parents should educate their children about
the significance of this method. (pause) As a woman ages, her
reproductive hormones decline, and her eggs become less
viable, making it difficult to conceive. (pause) In addition,
people should be aware of the possibility of developing diseases
that make pregnancy more challenging as they age. (erm) Doing
this will encourage people to embrace the biological clock,
minimizing the risks of delayed childbirth.
Interviewer: (pause) Do you ever regret following the biological
clock? (erm) Why?
Interviewee 3: I think it is the best for my daughter. (laughs)
She is always happy with this decision. (laughs) I am also glad I
followed it, as it has been excellent in helping me plan my
reproductive time well. My daughter and I have had no
pregnancy-related issues. Hence, we have no single regret for
following the biological clock. (laughs)
Interviewer: Excellent. How do you feel about following a
biological clock to give birth? (erm) Why did you choose to let
your daughter follow it? (coughs)
Interviewee 3: (laughs) I allowed my daughter to follow this so
that she can produce during her fertile period. I also encouraged
her to embrace it since I knew the benefits that come with
embracing it and the challenges of not adhering to it. (coughs)
Keeping track of the biological clock helped me avoid these
challenges, and I feel doing so will also benefit my daughter.
(pause) I think following the biological clock is excellent for all
women since it helps avoid childbirth-related risks. (laughs)
Interviewer: In conclusion, how do you advise other parents
with daughters who have entered fertility? (coughs) Will you
encourage them to let their daughters follow it to avoid delayed
25. production?
Interviewee 3: (pause) The age of peak fertility varies from
person to person, just as the age at which women begin and end
menstruation. Therefore, parents should advise their children to
produce when they are productive. (laughs) Parents should also
encourage their children to follow the biological clock to
minimize the anxiety caused by childbirth delays and risks.
Interviewer: (erm)
Do you want to say something else? (laughs)
Interviewee 3: (laughs) No. (erm) I think I have finished all the
things I want to say. (laughs)
Interviewer: Thank you so much for doing the interview; it was
helpful for my research topic. (laughs) I hope you have a good
day. (laughs)
Interviewee 3: Thank you, Interviewer. Remember to tell me
when you come back to China. (laughs)
Interviewer: I will. (laughs)
Self-assessment:
I think my third interview was relatively successful. After the
first two interviews, the third interview became relatively
relaxed. The first two interviews were very tense and stiff. I
only read the sentences I prepared. In the third interview, I was
already very familiar with the interview questions, so the whole
atmosphere was very harmonious.