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Homework Set #5: Chapter 12

Due Week 10 and worth 100 points

Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.

In your own words, complete the Mini-Case on Page 562 of your textbook.

Suppose you decide (as did Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg) to start a company. Your product is a software platform that integrates a wide range of media devices, including laptop computers, desktop computers, digital video recorders, and cell phones. Your initial market is the student body at your university. Once you have established your company and set up procedures for operating it, you plan to expand to other colleges in the area and eventually to go nationwide. At some point, hopefully sooner rather than later, you plan to go public with an IPO and then to buy a yacht and take off for the South Pacific to indulge in your passion for underwater photography. With these issues in mind, you need to answer for yourself, and potential investors, the following questions.

1. What is an agency relationship? When you first begin operations, assuming you are the only employee and only your money is invested in the business, would any agency conflicts exist? Explain your answer
2. If you expanded and hired additional people to help you, might that give rise to agency problems?
3. Suppose you need additional capital to expand and you sell some stock to outside investors. If you maintain enough stock to control the company, what type of agency conflict might occur?
4. Suppose your company raises funds from outside lenders. What type of agency costs might occur? How might lenders mitigate the agency costs?
5. Suppose your company is very successful and you cash out most of your stock and turn the company over to an elected board of directors. Neither you nor any other stockholders own a controlling interest (this is the situation at most public companies). List six potential managerial behaviors that can harm a firm’s value.
6. What is corporate governance? List five corporate governance provisions that are internal to a firm and are under its control.
7. What characteristics of the board of directors usually lead to effective corporate governance?
8. List three provisions in the corporate charter that affect takeovers.
9. Briefly describe the use of stock options in a compensation plan. What are some potential problems with stock options as a form of compensation?
10. What is block ownership? How does it affect corporate governance?
11. Briefly explain how regulatory agencies and legal systems affect corporate governance

What is one observation that has led to our modern theory of solar system formation? Explain.

2. What celestial body do you believe Pluto to be? Explain your answer.

3. How will geological processes affect the evidence of our civilization for future archaeologies or alien

 

If the asteroid impact 65 million years ago had not occurred, how do you think our planet would be

different?

5. What do you believe other solar systems to be like in our universe?

 

visitors in the future? How should the landscape around where you live change over the next billion

years?

A researcher must be knowledgeable of the different quantitative research designs and be able to effectively apply the best design as dictated by the research question. For this assignment, you will create a 3- to 4-page document following the directions below.

Part I

Compare Methods

Compare and contrast two research methods. Give an example of a situation (related to forensic counseling) in which each of the two chosen methods can be applied.

Experimental

Quasi-experimental

Correlational

Survey

Developmental

Part II

Answer Questions

In reference to one of the two example research scenarios that you discussed above in Part I, further explore by answering the following questions (apply these questions to your own research project):

Determine a suitable research goal.

Discuss what type of sampling could be used for this study.

Identify which types of research designs above (from Part I) would be most appropriate to use.

State your hypothesis of the expected results for this proposed study.

Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document and be approximately 3–4 pages in length and utilize 2–3 scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:

By Week 2, Day 7, save your response as M2_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the M2 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Compare and contrast two research methods. Give an example of a situation (related to forensic psychology) in which each of the two chosen methods can be applied.  20

Determine a suitable research goal. s what type of sampling could be used for this study.

16

Identify which types of research designs above (from Part I) would be most appropriate to use.

16

State hypothesis for the outcome of proposed study.

16

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

16

Total:

100

 

University as a business SWOT
Imagine that you are writing a paper on an organization with which you have had personal experience. You will first describe the chosen organizationand

its objectives, describe three leadership practices of the primary leader, and discuss how the current leadership has affected the organization culture

(that was Part A), and I did that in the paper “University as a Business.”

Here is the outline of University as a Business Draft 2.1.

A. Organization Description
A1. Describe organization and objectives
A2. Describe three leadership practices (behaviors)
A3. Discuss how current leadership has affected the organizational culture

Please note that Part A, Organization Description is done and you do not need to do anything to it other than review it to understand the setting for

Parts B and C.

What I need you to do are the last two sections: Part B and Part C.

B. SWOT analysis:on that organization. You may be creative and please use the SWOT analysis of medical university in references Medical school SWOT 1

to 3 that I provided. Just review those 3 SWOT’s that are already done on real medical schools. You may use any 3 of the strengths of the

organization, 3 weaknesses of the organization, 3 opportunities of the organization, and 3 threats of the organization that you feel fit together well.

Imagine you are writing a novel rather than a “true account.” (4 pages of text, see details below)

C. Leadership Evaluation: In section C, you will analyze the organization’s leader and make recommendations for improvement. For this part of the

essay, please use your imagination and the document List of Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses document which I have provided. Please choose three

strengths of the leader, and three weaknesses of the leader from the list and apply them to the fictitious leader described in “University as a

Business.” (7 pages of text).

Here is a more detailed outline of what I will need.

 

B. SWOT analysis
B1. Evaluate at least two strengths of the organization (1 page of text)
B2. Evaluate at least two weaknesses of the organization(1 page of text)
B3. Evaluate at least two opportunities for the organization(1 page of text)
B4. Evaluate at least two threats of the organization(1 page of text)

C. Leadership Evaluation
C1. Evaluate at least three strengths of the leader(2 pages of text)
C2. Evaluate at least three weaknesses of the leader(2 pages of text)
C3. Recommended three theory-based practices to maximize success of leader based on the style of leadership know as Transformation Participative. I have

included on transformational leadership. (2 pages of text)
C4. Summary/discussion (1 page of text)

D. References

 

In APA sixth edition format a suggested outline would look like this:

Organization Description

Organization and Objectives: no more than three pages in length

Three Leadership Practices: no more than three pages in length

How Current Leadership Has Affected the Organizational Culture: no more than two pages in length

SWOT analysis

Two Strengths of the Organization: no more than one page in length

Two Weaknesses of the Organization: no more than one page in length

Least Two Opportunities for the Organization: no more than one page in length

Two Threats of the Organization: no more than one page in length

Leadership Evaluation

Three Strengths of the Leader: no more than two pages in length

Three Weaknesses of the Leader: no more than two pages in length

Three Theory-Based Practices to Maximize Success of Leader: no more than two pages in length

Summary/Discussion:one page of text

References

 

Number of pages: 11-pages

Number of references: I have included 15 references for your convenience. Please use only the references that I have provided. If for some reason you

find these references ineffective, please use only primary from refereed journals within the last five years. This is very important for this

assignment.

Format: APA 6th Ed.

Deadline: September 04, 2017

Here is an example of APA for the reference section:

Nuciforo, M. A. (2015). Minority applicants to physical therapist education programs 2010-
2012. Physical Therapy, 95(1), 39–50.

Here is an example for the in-text citation: The comparisons and statistics can be misleading (Jones, Mason, & Anderson, 2006).

 

 

 

Write a 2-page essay on Marx’s Communist Manifesto.
It needs to be a critical essay APA style and all the quotes need to be from the actual Communist Manifest book.

Please use this information to formulate the essay

Learning outcomes – these must be addressed
1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge and critical understanding of theories and
frameworks of clinical decision-making that will support clinical judgement in
practice

2. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the management of uncertainty
and the application of reasoning in the assessment and management of care.

3. Critically examine and synthesise the legal, professional and ethical dimensions
of applying clinical judgement and decision making in practice

4. Critically evaluate ways in which evidenced based practice will support clinical
judgment and clinical decision-making.

5. Critically appraise the use of problem solving strategies in the use of clinical
judgement and decision-making in practice

Assignment – details of how I would like the essay formed
You are required to submit a 3500 word essay which should highlight your
achievement of all of the learning outcomes 1 to 5 of this module. This will be in the
form of a case study. The essay can be split into sections using the 5 learning
outcomes as subheadings if you wish, within each section you should demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of the theories relating to the learning outcome.
You will need to critically analyze the theories and relate them to your practice,
referring to the case study as you discuss each aspect.
If you wish, you may choose to include some of the more descriptive aspects of the
case study as an appendix to the essay, preserving the word count in your main body
for discussion and analysis of the case and making reference to them throughout the
assignment discussion.

Suggested Format
Introduction
The essay should commence with an introduction, which explains to the reader the
purpose of the essay and the topics to be covered. Outline to the reader in a concise
way how you will address the outcomes – The essay should be written in the third
person, so begin with This essay will……
Introduce your case study to the reader, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained
through including a reference to consent and confidentiality.

Main body
After writing your introduction, you need to critically discuss and analyse the theories
and frameworks which are within each learning outcome to demonstrate your
knowledge and understanding of these. This is where you will be awarded most of
your marks and you should use the majority of your word count. Remember that each
learning outcome is of equal weighting in the marking of the work.
You also need to link your own clinical practice to the theory you have learned, so you
will need to make reference to your case study throughout the assignment to
demonstrate using the theories in your practice. .
Consider in your discussion that each of the following learning outcomes must be
addressed:
1. Develop knowledge and critical understanding of theories and
frameworks of clinical decision-making that will support clinical judgment in
practice
To meet this LO you need to define clinical judgment and clinical decision making and
critically analyze the theories and what are relevant to you. Your case study should
incorporate and demonstrate clinical decisions you have made and how the theories
relate.

2. Enhance your knowledge and skills in the management of uncertainty and
the application of reasoning in the assessment and management of care.
Discuss assessment theories and tools, what uncertainties existed in this case? How
do you manage uncertainty? What tools did you utilize to justify your decisions and
ensure your patient was safe? For example safety netting, appropriate referral on
using SBAR tool

3. Critically examine the legal, professional and ethical dimensions of
applying clinical judgment and decision making in practice.
What are the legal, professional and ethical issues that support or hinder your
practice? Refer to the law and your code of practice. You may wish to consider
whether you were able to manage this case within your own scope of practice or when might recognise when a case is outside your scope? Issues such as competence
and accountability need to be considered.

4. Critically evaluate ways in which evidenced based practice will support
clinical judgment and clinical decision-making.
Define and discuss evidence based practice, what resources did you utilize to support
your practice and therefore your decisions and judgments.
Did you refer to any specific evidence guidelines when managing this patient?

5. Critically reflect on the use of problem solving strategies in the use of
clinical judgment and decision-making in practice
Define and discuss problem solving models. You could compare and contrast a
couple. How did they support your practice? Within the case study demonstrate their
application.

Conclusion and action plan
The conclusion should incorporate some elements of learning outcome 5 as you
critically reflect on your case study and the strategies you used and an evaluation of
their effectiveness. Your conclusion should be more than just a summary of the essay.
It should be a good end to your piece of writing, emphasizing or reinforcing your main
ideas, but restating them in a new way and avoiding using the same language as in
your essay.

Reading List
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Benner, P (1984) From Novice to Expert Addison Welsey California

Buckingham, C & Adams, A (2000) “Classifying clinical decision making: a unifying approach” Journal of
Advanced Nursing 32 (4) pp.981-989

Buckingham, C & Adams, A (2000) “Classifying clinical decision making: interpreting nursing intuition, heuristics
and medical diagnosis” Journal of Advanced Nursing 32 (4) pp.990-998

Calder, R, Campbell, S & Watson, D (2005) “Cognitive continuum theory in nursing decision making” Journal of
Advanced Nursing 49 (4) pp.397-405

Douglas G, Nicol F, Robertson C. (2009), McLeods Clinical Examination Book. (12th Ed) Churchill Livingstone.
London.

Gillespie, M & Paterson, B (2009) “Helping novice nurses make effective clinical decisions: the situated clinical
decision making framework” Nursing Education Perspectives 30 (3) pp. 164-170

Gillespie, B, Chaboyer, W, Winsome, S, Morley, S & Nieuwenhoven, P (2015) “Health professionals ‘decision

making in wound management: a grounded theory” Journal of Advanced Nursing 71 (6) pp.1238-1248
Greenhalgh, T. (2014) How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine (5th ed) Blackwell Wiley.
London

Kumar P, Clarke M. (2012). Clinical Medicine. (8th Ed)Saunders Ltd. London.

Lissauer, T and Clayden, G. (2011) Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics: with STUDENTCONSULT Online Access.
(4th ed). Mosby

Llewelyn, H. Aun Ang, H., Lewis, K. and Al-Abdullah (2014) Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis (Oxford
Medical Handbooks. Oxford Universtiy Press

Odell, J (2015)” Clinical Decision Making in Minor Illness” Practice Nursing 26 (10) pp.505-509
Porth, C. (2010) Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States [3rd Ed] London : Lippincott

Robinson, S (2002) Clinical Decision making: a case study approach Lippincott, Philadelphia

Sahib El- Radhi, A. (2011) Paediatric Symptom Sorter. Radcliffe Publishing Oxford

Tower, M, Chaboyer, W, Green, Q, Dyer, K & Wallis, M (2012) “Registered nurses’ decision making regarding
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