Discuss any ethical, legal, or social challenges the company may have faced or could face in the future, and suggest strategies for how the company could overcome these challenges.

Overview

You will complete a capstone that integrates the knowledge and skills you have developed in the business core coursework and over the duration of the term by creating an executive summary that highlights the performance of your company from the Capsim simulation. The executive summary is your opportunity to show your knowledge of the organization, products, and business functions—skills that professionals in this field must possess. You will also reflect on your journey through the business core and how you plan to position yourself both professionally and in your upcoming program of study. This personal and professional reflection will specifically focus on business communication skills, professional etiquette, and peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration.

Evaluation of Capstones

This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken online at SNHU. There are two separate components, which will be evaluated as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in each outcome. Your instructor will guide you through this process, keeping a running narrative of your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the outcomes as you progress through the class. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards.

This assessment will evaluate your mastery with respect to the following outcomes:

  • OL-421-01: Demonstrate business communication skills and etiquette for constructing personal and professional reflections in a variety of business environments
  • OL-421-02: Analyze strategic problem-solving skills for enhancing business success
  • OL-421-03: Analyze the use of quantitative and qualitative tools for informing strategic decision-making
  • OL-421-04: Assess ethical, legal, and social challenges for suggesting improvement and enhancement strategies
  • OL-421-05: Assess peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration for improving performance and decision making
  • OL-421-06: Analyze global business markets for informing future business expansion choices
  • OL-421-07: Analyze entrepreneurial and innovative approaches for solving authentic business problems
    Prompt
    Since you just finished the Capsim simulation, compiled your results, and are now looking to the future of your company, the first component of your capstone requires you to compose a company performance summary. Imagine that this summary is for new members of the topic of directors of your company. It is imperative that the topic understand your company, its value, and its development cycle over the last eight years. This is your opportunity to exhibit your knowledge of your organization, your products, and how your business functions.
    High-level business executives are often short on time, so it is important that your summary is concisely written and rich in content. As has been emphasized in previous classes in the business core, effective business communication, peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration, and professional etiquette are mandatory skills to have when entering today’s business world. Because this is the last course in the business core, the second component of your capstone requires you to reflect on your use of business communication skills, professional etiquette, and collaboration skills throughout the Capsim simulation, this course, and the previous courses you have taken in the business core.

Capstone Component 1: Executive Summary

For the first of two capstone components, you will develop a comprehensive, professional executive summary by analyzing quantitative and qualitative tools, analyzing strategic problem-solving skills, assessing any ethical, legal, or social challenges that may be encountered, analyzing global markets, and analyzing entrepreneurial approaches. This executive summary will be used to inform new members of the topic of directors who must become familiar with your company.

The following sections should be included:

  1. Progress of the Company. You should briefly bring the new topic members up to speed about the progress of your company over the past eight years. While it is not important to describe every change, be sure to give an executive-level overview of the various products, strategies, and performances.
  2. Current Situation. Here, discuss the current situation of your company by performing and analyzing a full SWOT analysis. a) Strengths: Identify the strengths of the organization.
    b) Weaknesses: Identify the weaknesses of the organization.
    c) Opportunities: Identify potential opportunities the organization should explore in order to expand.
    d) Threats: Identify external factors that could negatively affect the organization.
  3. Future of the Company. Consider the results of your SWOT analysis, and detail an approach you plan to take regarding your top priority at the company. Be sure to include any innovative or sustainable approaches in your plan.
  4. Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges. Discuss any ethical, legal, or social challenges the company may have faced or could face in the future, and suggest strategies for how the company could overcome these challenges.
  5. Global Considerations. In this section, discuss what necessary factors would need to be considered if the company were to expand into the global market. Consider the opportunities and threats outlined in the SWOT analysis previously in order to analyze the greatest advantages and disadvantages to expanding this company into the global market.
    Capstone Component 2: Professional Reflection

For the second and final component of your capstone, you will compose a reflection in which you discuss the process and outcomes of this project, as well as how your coursework culminated in the capstone project. This may include discussions of unforeseen problems or obstacles, and any unexpected surprises. The reflection should also discuss your identified strengths and problems that you encountered while completing the capstone. Finally, the reflection will examine how the capstone project will be useful in the job market or in furthering your education.

You should envision this component as a personal reflection on the capstone and your experience in the business core program as a whole. For instance, relative to the capstone, you could discuss what you did (or intended to do), and then consider what worked well, what challenges you faced, and what you would change or do differently to make your experience better. In reflecting on your time in the business core program, you might discuss where you started, where you are, and where you see yourself going. Note that this component is not about evaluating the capstone itself but rather your experience within the capstone project.

Some of the issues that you could address in this final component of this capstone include the following:

  • Overall, what was your capstone experience like?
  • Reflect on your experience performing the Capsim simulation.
  • Reflect on the significance of the capstone in relation to your own experience at SNHU.
  • What connections do you see between your capstone and your academic program?
  • How will you apply what you have learned to your future academic and/or professional life?
  • How did you demonstrate effective business communication in both this capstone course and throughout the business core program?
  • How will you utilize these business communication skills in your future classes here at SNHU and in the working world after graduation?
  • Reflect on your experiences with peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration in this capstone course.
  • How has peer-to-peer and peer-to-leader collaboration influenced your performance and decision making in this class?
  • Reflect on establishing and maintaining a professional business etiquette in both this capstone course and throughout the business program.
    Final Project Rubric
    This rubric will be applied to both components as a whole, and no component will be assessed on its own.
    The “Possible Indicators of Success” are examples for you and the instructor of the types of concepts to look for to demonstrate proficiency. They are neither exhaustive nor proscriptive and should be used as guides for illustrating how your capstone embodies the outcome. All outcomes are weighted equally.
    Guidelines for Submission: The submitted executive summary should be comprehensive and adhere to best practices for business writing. Be sure that your writing is concise and appropriate for your target audience. Any quoted, paraphrased, or borrowed information should be cited according to the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA).
How does the automaton monk challenge the centrality of an ‘intentful’ sender of the message in the dominant ideology of media?

Anthropology of Media Final Essay

Instructions:
⦁ You will need to write a ~1500-word response with an introduction and a conclusion in formal essay format. Your essay should answer two specific questions listed in the prompt. Please structure your essay as follows:

Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraphs 2 & 3: Address Q1
Paragraphs 4 & 5: Address Q2
Paragraph 6: Conclusion

⦁ Your essay will be assessed not merely on whether you answered correctly or incorrectly, but also on how well you analyzed and structured your response.
⦁ Your essay should show your breadth of knowledge and depth of analysis. To demonstrate these skills, in addition to the class discussions and lectures, you must reference at least five readings or films from the course in your essay. Please include both in-text citations and a reference list. If you remain consistent throughout your essay, you are free to use whatever style you prefer. It is also important to illustrate the relationships between the theories, terms, or views you discuss. Your argument must be well-supported by accurate and compelling information from the course materials and the podcast to which the question refers.

[Q1]

“A Clockwork Miracle” is an episode of the Radiolab podcast about a 16th century automaton kept at the Smithsonian Institution[1]. Please listen to the episode (Links to an external site.) (20 minutes[2]) before writing your essay. (https://radiolab.org/episodes/radiolab-clockwork-miracle)

Let’s examine the legend from the point of view of anthropology of media. This episode of Radiolab focuses on two representations of Diego de Alcalá. On the one hand, we have the Diego that Don Carlos sees in a dream on his deathbed. The dream Diego appears to be a “messenger from God,” telling the badly injured crown prince that he will survive. The other Diego is a mechanical model of the saint, an automaton representing the monk. The automaton too carries a message, this time from Philip II— “the God among men”— to God. It is a message of gratitude: “Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!” Both Diegos—the dream Diego and the robot Diego—are mediums because they function as channels of communication between Philip II of Spain (and his son) and God.
It seems that this notion of a medium (a channel of communication between the royal family and God) closely aligns with what we called in our class the ‘dominant ideology of media’. In the case of the dream Diego, the immaterial phantom of Diego—a pious Franciscan (i.e., unaffected with material life due to required austerity) lay brother (i.e., a less educated person in the order and therefore less likely to alter the message)—transfers an assuring message from one end of the channel to the other end. So, Diego appears to be a neutral instrument used to accomplish someone else’s goal. The robot Diego is also an instrument. Upon being set up, it faithfully repeats the programed message of gratitude and sends it to Heaven.

This conclusion is drawn from the premise that there are only two varieties of Diego de Alcalá in the story. But wait! Are there only two Diegos? Didn’t we completely forget about another Diego: the corpse snuck in Don Carlos’ bed? The first question we’d like you to think about is about how this third Diego problematizes the dominant media ideology.
Q1. How does Diego de Alcalá’s “100-year dead corpse” put in bed with Don Carlos problematize the dominant ideology of media described above in terms of the saint in Don Carlos’ dream? In other words, how does the story of Diego’s corpse challenge the assumptions about the true nature and function of media in the dominant ideology of media and other aspects of a conduit metaphor for communication?
As an automaton monk, the robot Diego also seems to reveal the illusory nature of the view we termed ‘the dominant ideology of media’ in our course. Central to this view is the sender of the message and their intentions, for everything begins with and revolves around the intention of the sender. But what if the movements of a disciplined prayer are more important than their intentions? What if it’s not just about “whether you feel it,” but about how you do it—not intention but practice and performance? The second question we’d like you to reflect on is related to how the automaton monk challenges the dominant media ideology.

Q2. How does the automaton monk challenge the centrality of an ‘intentful’ sender of the message in the dominant ideology of media?
[1] Radiolab is created by Latif Naser, Jad Abumorad, and Robert Krulwhich. The text within quotation marks below is taken directly from the episode.
[2] The transcript of the show is available on the same page

Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.

Practical Connection – 500 words

At UC, it is a priority that students are provided with strong educational programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where you will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within your own career.

Assignment:
Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.

Requirements:
Provide a 500 word (or 2 pages double spaced) minimum reflection.
Use of proper APA formatting and citations. If supporting evidence from outside resources is used those must be properly cited.
Share a personal connection that identifies specific knowledge and theories from this course.
Demonstrate a connection to your current work environment. If you are not employed, demonstrate a connection to your desired work environment.
You should NOT provide an overview of the assignments assigned in the course. The assignment asks that you reflect how the knowledge and skills obtained through meeting course objectives were applied or could be applied in the workplace.

Discuss the importance of healthcare organization values.

Course Learning Outcomes for Unit V
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
4. Discuss the impact personal skills have on the workplace.
4.1 Analyze the role that cultural competency plays in effective healthcare administration.
5. Discuss the importance of healthcare organization values.
5.1 Evaluate how communication skills support organizational culture, mission, and philosophy.
Course/Unit
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
4.1 Unit Lesson
Unit V Article Critique
5.1
Unit Lesson
Chapter 8 Reading
Article Reading
Unit V Article Critique
Reading Assignment
Chapter 8: Communication Within an Organization
Additional Reading Assignment:
In order to access the following resource, click the link below.
Gupta, A. (2015). To analysis the role of group dynamics in organization. International Journal of
Multidisciplinary Approach and Studies, 2(3), 170–175.
http://ijmas.com/upcomingissue/22.03.2015.pdf
Unit Lesson
In reflecting back over his talk with Jane last week, José has started wondering whether there is a situation
where there can be too much talking and not enough listening. He knows that Jane has addressed this before
in helping him identify the nonverbal communication that accompanies his words, but he knows that her
points about listening—really listening to what the other person is saying—are important as well. Therefore,
José goes to Jane to ask her about how he can listen better.
Jane is pleased that José is interested in learning to listen better. She explains to him that there are generally
three things that can keep a person from hearing what is being said, which are listed below.
• Truth triggers: These are comments that we feel are not fair or true and make us want to immediately
respond and defend ourselves.
• Relationship triggers: These are sender-related comments where we may have positive or negative
feelings about the person sending us the message.
• Identity triggers: These are hot-button items that set us off because they take a hit at our sense of self
(Stone & Heen, 2014).
Jane points out that these triggers play a large role in communication within any healthcare organization, and
the healthcare administrator has to be able to identify these triggers, help others recognize them, and turn off
UNIT V STUDY GUIDE
Communicating Values
BHA 3202, Standards for Health Care Staff 2
the triggers before all communication is affected between the healthcare organization’s employees. She tells
José that understanding the organizational chart can help improve communication and aid in listening to what
is being shared.
Jane explains to José that communication can occur upward or downward in an organization as well as
horizontally and diagonally (Colbert & Katrancha, 2016). She also explains that communication can occur
between individuals and within groups and that groups can communicate through reports, policies, and
procedure directives. The organizational culture and the mission or philosophy statement of an organization
are clear forms of communication about how the organization operates and what it expects of its employees.
José is very aware of another and more hidden layer of culture and communication: formal and informal
groups. In fact, he has seen how informal groups in his department can undermine what the department is
doing formally.
José does some research and finds that group processes are based on the social identity and the importance
of the group. Communication within the group is determined by the motivation each member has and how
valued the members feel. He discovers that there are different types of groups, which are listed below.
• Command groups: These are formal groups reflected in an organizational chart.
• Task groups: A task group is one set up with one purpose or goal in mind and often disbanded when
the goal is reached. This group has a timeline to meet the specified goal.
• Functional groups: This group is similar to a task group but has no timeline to meet and may continue
when the goal is reached.
Consider This!
It is important to understand who reports to whom in any healthcare organization. There are chains of
command, and going through the proper channels is important to ensure that organizational values are
maintained. This helps ensure appropriate actions are taken based on the communication and message
that needs to be shared.
José decides that he needs to make his own organizational chart to better envision where he will fit into
the organization should he be hired as the healthcare administrator. He lists the major department heads
and will need to create a chart to show the reporting structure.
General Administration
• Chief Executive Officer/President (CEO)
• Chief of Medicine (CMO)
• Chief of Nursing (CNO)
• Chief Operations Officer (COO)
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Chief of Support Services/Human Resources (CSS)
Healthcare Administration
• Healthcare Administrator (HA)
• Office Manager (OM)
• Medical Staff (MS)
• Nursing Staff (NS)
• Ancillary Staff (AS)
How does your organizational structure compare based on the departments and department heads José
has identified?
Can you identify the reporting structure in your organization? As you think about the organizational
structure, consider who reports directly to whom and who may report to whom informally or unofficially or
across departments. Make your own chart to better visualize the structure.

What is cultural competence? Why is it important for healthcare professionals?

Article Critique

Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is for you to practice reviewing and analyzing articles that contribute to the healthcare industry. Reviewing healthcare literature and trends provides you with the opportunity to read about what was successful in the industry and how it was accomplished. It also allows you to analyze what was unsuccessful, how you can improve it, or at least how you can avoid repeating the mistakes of others.
In order to foster positive organizational culture, mission, and philosophy, it is important for the healthcare professional learn to respect and embrace cultural differences rather than being afraid of them. For this assignment, you will utilize the CSU Online Library to locate and choose a peer-reviewed article about organizational cultural competence and cultural differences that you may encounter in the workplace. You will then analyze the role that cultural competency plays in effective healthcare administration based on the article.
The CSU Online Library contains a great selection of databases for conducting research. The Academic Search Ultimate database is a good place to begin your search.
The article you choose must meet the following requirements:
be peer reviewed,
be at least five pages in length,
be less than 10 years old, and
relate to the concepts of cultural competence and organizational values.
As you read the article you choose for this assignment, consider the questions below.
What is cultural competence? Why is it important for healthcare professionals?
How do communication skills support organizational culture, mission, and philosophy and improve cultural competence?
How can the points presented in the article help the healthcare industry improve how its professionals relate to one another as well as the patients they serve?
Your critique must meet the requirements below.
Your critique must be at least three pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.
Identify the main topic or question and the author’s intended audience.
Comment on the article by sharing your opinions on what appears to be valid and invalid.
Discuss if you agree with the author’s assertions, and share why you do or why you do not agree.
All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

Build a Neural Network model to predict the type of incident. Discuss the accuracy and some of the challenges that you had.

Problem:

The city of Austin has heard many complaints from cyclists that the city isn’t doing enough to protect them from motor vehicles. To confirm these complaints, the city has compiled data of cyclists related incidents and want you to review these findings to see if the data confirms this. Pick 6 independent variables and explain why you choose those.

Part 1:

Build a Logistic Regression model to predict, Severity ( Possibly Injury, Incapacitating Injury, Killed vs. a non severe incident). Talk about which features were important from the model and if the model is accurate.

Part 2:

Build a Random Forest model to predict the type of incident. Compare which metrics are important in this model vs significant in the Logistic Model and how the model compares. Run with minimum trees of 5000

Part 3:

Build a Neural Network model to predict the type of incident. Discuss the accuracy and some of the challenges that you had.

Part 4:

Using multiple benchmarking metrics (as covered in class) to compare and contrast both models. Summarize your findings and suggest a final model for the city to use. Focus on business interpretation, but your conclusion should reveal your reasoning on why/why not this model could be used based on benchmarking metrics.

discuss how the level of competition in a given industry specifically is one of the most critical factors in determining whether or not a business will generally be profitable and successful in a subtle way.

Reflection on Business Article
W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne (2019). Blue Ocean Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 79-93.

Thesis
The authors of the article titled “Blue Ocean Strategy” Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, discuss how the level of competition in a given industry specifically is one of the most critical factors in determining whether or not a business will generally be profitable and successful in a subtle way. Developing an argument in a way that both encourages and supports competition in a subtle way to be able to produce an argument that is both effective and inviting is basically essential. The author of the book does contend that engaging in pretty head-to-head competition with one’s competitors, specifically, is not the most effective way to actually create a thriving business environment since it is not the most productive method for strengthening the business environment. According to Chan and Renee, instead of creating contested markets for the products, they should instead create uncontested markets for their products, at least they thought that was what they should do. By understanding the product’s value and the market for the product, they will be able to establish an influence with consumers and establish a good relationship with them (Chan and Renee, 2019). The book outlines a systematic strategy for reducing competitors’ signs and weakening their power.

The Central Pillars

In Chan’s and Renee’s decision to operate outside of the bounds created by its competitors, both of them were adamant that the company should set its own rules. By applying a systematic strategy, a company can move from being a competitor of its competitor to becoming a principal influencer in the market and in the industry through becoming the primary competitor. By establishing and maintaining a strong relationship with the business’s customers and employees, the management will be able to accomplish this task. In addition, Chan and Rennee offer a step-by-step analysis of human psychology by investigating the human brain’s capabilities and constraints. In the event that competitors attempt to create a competitive environment for a business, human psychology serves as a road map that can control the dynamics of the business. The book also discusses the essential components of human interaction techniques and how they can be utilized to investigate how a company with a solid customer and supplier base can transform the following into characteristics that create an environment in which buyers and competitors focus on the incorrect aspects of business growth and creativity (Chan and Renee, 2019). It is essential to understand that the book “Blue Ocean Shift” provides relevant examples of how different managers are solving business challenges in various organizations, which will enable these businesses to be more competitive in the future.

Learning Goal: I’m working on a business writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Reflections (one-page, single-spaced, business block, 10-point, Times New Roman font)

Address the following incorporating these bold subheadings to segment your narrative.

  • Thesis – identify the central lesson the author is trying to teach
  • Central pillars – define and discuss at least three major learning outcomes
  • Discussion – reflection on the writing’s impact on the future manager

    AN EXAMPLE (REFLECTIONS) OF THE FORMAT OF THE ESSAY IS ATTACHED. PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE THE CONTENT OR TOPIC OF THE ESSAY, PLEASE DO ORIGINAL WORK. AND MAKE SURE IT IS ONE FULL PAGE PER ESSAY.

An “A” essay:

1. Clearly and completely responds to the question, demonstrating sophisticated critical analysis.

2. Contains a clear and specific thesis statement (located at the end of the introduction).

3. Reflects a strong correspondence between the thesis statement and topic sentences.

4. Uses clear focused arguments, supported by evidence, with appropriate citations.

5. May offer unique arguments or analysis that others missed.

6. Is well organized with few errors in sentence structure, spelling and mechanics.

7. Incorporates complex sentences and smooth transitions, moderate to high thought-per-sentence

and -paragraph counts, and specific arguments from the applicable reading assignments.

8. Contains a complete and informative reference page

Requirements: 2 REFELCTION ESSAYS ( ONE FULLL PAGE PER ESSAY)