Earned value management

Now that you know the framework for earned value management as discussed in Discussion Boards 2 and 3, relate that to a program or project that you have personal experience with. Your answer should address the following points:

Describe and assess the practice of earned value in your program or project (you may obscure the name of the organization and people to ensure non attribution).
What performance reports are submitted? What frequency? What format? What data are part of the performance reports?
People: Describe the personnel establishment that actively practices earned value management (EVM).
Process: Describe the business processes that drive the practice of EVM.
Systems: Describe the systems in place that support the business processes.
Is the overall system for assessing program performance effective? Does it accomplish corporate aims?
If earned value is not practiced in your program, then describe and assess what system or processes are employed to assess, track and monitor, and report on program performance. That is, discuss how effective the program performance metrics that are in use relate to objective measurements of cost, schedule, and technical performance.
What metrics are employed to assess performance in the absence of EVM?
What tracking and reporting processes are employed to report performance progress?

Mental health Discussion

In this milestone, you will address your chosen issue (mental health is the chosen issue), risk factors, impact, community need, program, and stakeholder involvement. These aspects compose the Public Health Issue portion of the final project. As you complete this milestone, consider the following questions:

Did you describe the public health issue that you selected, basing your description on principles of community health education?

Did you describe the risk factors for the issue? For example, is there a population that is more likely to face this issue? Or are there behaviors that typically lead to the issue? Your response should be based on principles of community health education.

Did you discuss how the issue impacts the community? For instance, does the issue affect public safety in the community? Does the issue affect the local tax rate? Your response should be based on principles of community health education.

Did you explain why the issue is a need in the community? In other words, why should this issue be addressed? Support your explanation with relevant data and research.

Did you illustrate, concisely and broadly, how this issue could be addressed in the community? In other words, provide a brief, broad description of a community health education program that could be developed to address the issue. For example, you might develop a nutrition program to educate the community on making healthier diet choices.

Did you address how the stakeholders you are presenting to will be involved in addressing the issue? For instance, you might ask grocery store owners to donate healthy snacks to an afterschool program, or you might ask the community center director to provide meeting space for a support group.

Discussion 2

Read through Taylor post carefully, and then answer the following questions:

In your own words, identify the argument of your peer’s persuasive essay. What are they aiming to prove?

Has your peer adequately addressed opposing viewpoints?

Which of the summaries (or which sections of the summaries) could use more clarification? How could your peer’s summaries be improved? Please paste an example and, if appropriate, offer your own edits.

Has your peer provided adequate credentialing information? If so, how can you tell the source is credible? If not, what could your peer add to note the reliability of the source?

Do the sources your peer describes in the annotated bibliography connect to their argument in a clear and easy-to-understand manner? If so, how so? If not, what are some ways in which your peer could strengthen those connections?

Does your peer acknowledge a counter-argument in one of the annotations? If a counterargument is presented, do they provide a persuasive rebuttal? If no counterargument is presented, can you anticipate some of the objections your peer should take into consideration?

Evaluate the sources your peer has selected. Which sources do you find to be the strongest? Why do you think they are strong, and how do they support your peer’s key points? Are there ways the sources could support those key points that your peer has overlooked? Be specific.

System analysis and design

System Analysis and Design – Fifth Edition

Chapter 4 – Minicases Williams Specialty Company – Assignment

Minicase

Williams Specialty Company is a small printing and engraving organization. When Pat Williams, the owner, brought computers into the business office eight years ago, the business was very small and very simple. Pat was able to utilize an inexpensive PC-based accounting system to handle the basic information processing needs of the firm. As time has gone on, however, the business has grown and the work being performed has become significantly more complex. The simple accounting software still in use is no longer adequate to keep track of many of the company’s sophisticated deals and arrangements with its customers. Pat has a staff of four people in the business office who are familiar with the intricacies of the company’s record-keeping requirements. Pat recently met with her staff to discuss her plan to hire an IS consulting firm to evaluate their information system needs and recommend a strategy for upgrading their computer system. The staff are excited about the prospect of a new system, since the current system causes them much aggravation. No one on the staff has ever done anything like this before, however, and they are a little wary of the consultants who will be conducting the project. Assume that you are a systems analyst on the consulting team assigned to the Williams Specialty Co. engagement. At your first meeting with the Williams staff, you want to be sure that they understand the work that your team will be performing and how they will participate in that work.

a. Explain, in clear, nontechnical terms, the goals of the analysis phase of the project.

b. Explain, in clear, nontechnical terms, how use cases will be used by the project team.

Explain what these models are, what they represent in the system, and how they will be used by the team.

Leadership and group collaboration

Write a letter in which you analyze your leadership skills and how you would use them to lead a project requiring group collaboration.

Leadership is an integral element in any job, regardless of the work title. However, it is important to recognize that leadership is not just one single skill; instead, success in leadership depends on a broad range of skills, among them decision making, collaboration, and communication.

Preparation
Information in your assessment should be based on information from the scenario.

The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

Instructions
Develop a professional response to the supervisor using the template provided. The letter will have two main components:

Identify the qualities of a successful leader and compare them to your own leadership characteristics.
Make recommendations on how to lead and foster teamwork.

Mike is a 46-year-old who presents with a complaint of “heartburn” for 3 months.

Discussion Question 1
Mike is a 46-year-old who presents with a complaint of “heartburn” for 3 months. He describes the pain as burning and it is located in the epigastric area. The pain improves after he takes an antacid or drinks milk. He has been taking either over-the-counter (OTC) famotidine or ranitidine off and on for the past 2 months and he still has recurring epigastric pain. He has lost 6 lb since his last visit.

Assessment
His examination is unremarkable. His blood pressure (BP) is 118/72. Laboratory values are normal complete blood count (CBC) and a positive serum Helicobacter pylori test.

What would you prescribe initially?
How long would you prescribe these medications?
What other possible meds could you prescribe to assist with the side effects from the medications prescribed?
How would the treatment vary if the patient has GERD instead?
Discussion Question 2
List differential diagnosis that would help confirm GERD while ruling out other diagnosis. Which medication is the best medication for treatment of GERD and why? What labs or other diagnostic tests that are used to confirm GERD?

Career plan

The purpose of this assignment is to prepare you for the next step after earning your undergraduate degree and to think about alternative jobs/careers with the intention of having students be prepared for any detours they may encounter during their path to the ideal career. You will have to research and discuss salaries, graduate education, alternate jobs/careers, and the possibility of having to apply for a job that was not your initial goal for their college education.

Ethical issues in media visual communication

Evaluate and revise ethical issues in media visual communication to improve awareness of social perceptions.

Instructions
Read the articles How Photoshop Changed The World and Restricted Visions of Multiracial Identity in Advertising.

Search online for two advertisements: 1) one that depicts a stereotype and 2) one that you believe might cross ethical guidelines due to altering the image.

These advertisements can be from anywhere, but you must be able to submit a link directly to the advertisement image within your paper or insert the image itself in within your Microsoft Word submission.

Using the two advertisements you have chosen to analyze, answer the following questions in a paper (Note: including your images in the paper does not count towards the content requirement.

What type of stereotype did you identify in the first ad you chose to analyze? How could the depiction of this stereotype be harmful?
What ethical concerns did you find in your second advertisement with retouched/altered images?
What role does the use of stereotypical visual images play in social perceptions? What role does the use of retouched/altered images play in social perceptions?
What would you change about both of these advertisements to more ethically and accurately portray the images used?
Submit your paper in Microsoft Word format.

Required Resources:
How Photoshop Changed The World

Restricted Visions of Multiracial Identity in Advertising

Creating developmentally appropriate lesson plans

Creating developmentally appropriate lesson plans involves more than “cute” or “fun” activities. It requires immersing the environment with learning materials focused on the study topic and using learning standards to demonstrate children’s learning.

The Assignment:

Create a developmentally appropriate lesson plan based on children’s interests and supported with learning outcomes from the age-appropriate NC Standard.
Use the attached forms to complete the plans, there is an attached PowerPoint and audio file to assist you.
The plan must be approved by your supervising teacher before you set up a date to teach it in your classroom.

Stream of Consciousness

Assignment 3.1: Stream of Consciousness

Relax and take 20 minutes to allow your thoughts to stream. Within that period of time, write down anything that comes into your to mind. After the time is up, take a look at what your stream of consciousness reveals.

What topics came up that surprised you?
Are the thoughts and feelings that you wrote down reflective of your daily life?
Are the thoughts and feelings that you wrote down reflective of your goals?
Are the thoughts and feelings that you wrote down reflective of your values?
What is NOT present in your stream of consciousness that is surprising to you?
Explain your answers.

If you answer yes or no, reflect on your response

The Four Ps of marketing

Q.1 WEEK 6: THE FOUR PS OF MARKETING

Let us talk all things Marketing you will identify the Four Ps of marketing using a business plan from the internet. There are numerous business plan examples on the web, and on websites such as https://www.bplans.com/ (Links to an external site.) Choose a business plans that would represent well the 4 Ps of marketing. Some plans have limited scope in describing the price of products/services. In such a case, benchmark (i.e., research similar businesses) and propose estimated prices.

In your response address the following:

1. What are the four elements of the marketing mix described in the document?

2. What is the value that the organization delivers to its customers?

Q.2 COURSE PROJECT – MARKETING MANAGEMENT PROCESSES

This week, complete and submit the third Business Report of the Course Project: Marketing Management Processes
Include the following:

1. Product or Service

2. Target Market

3. Place and Distribution

4. Price

5. Promotional Plan

6. Customer Service Plan