You are required to write a case critique assignment. The first case study is on Oakdale reform. See Cropf et. Al: Case Study 11(eleven): Oakdale Reform. Your critique should discuss the major facts of the case and should tell whether you believe the right decision(s) was/were made and why. Doing so not only further develops and demonstrates strong critical thinking skills, but also broadens your awareness and understanding of issues facing today’s public administrators.

INSTRUCTIONS

The format of each case study critique should be as follows:

• Identify the important facts in the case study.

• What decision(s) were made in the case study.

• Do you believe the decisions were appropriate?

• Discuss any alternative solution(s) to the problem and support those solutions with additional research (with similar cases).

• Conclusion

• References.

• Make sure each section is labeled appropriately (Facts, Decision, Solution, Conclusion)

This is for a DrPH Advanced Analysis of Community Health Data and Surveillance in Public Health Course

To prepare:

• Writer, please find an article on this topic. Must be 2016 or recent and peer-reviewed

• Select a published article on big data and health care that discusses trends, potential use, or issues related to using big data in health care.

Write a 3- to 5-paragraph analysis of the article you selected. Include the following in your post:

• A brief description of the published article you selected, including:

o research question,

o dataset used, and

o source of the data.

• An explanation of your position on the use of big data for health care. Do you think that analyzing and using big data in health care can provide crucial answers and lead to great innovation and breakthroughs?

• To what extent do you think that privacy and data security concerns and the potential misuse of data outweigh the potential advantages? Justify your position.

• Using examples, describe how local health authorities can use secondary data sources in their jurisdictions.

Support your post based on the Learning Resources and current literature. Use APA 7 formatting for your Discussion and to cite your resources.

Additional resources to cite:

Hellerstein, J. M. (2008). Quantitative data cleaning for large databases. http://db.cs.berkeley.edu/jmh/papers/cleaning-unece.pdf

Website: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html

Explore the website. Name the site and summarize its content, links, apparent intent, and what one can learn from it.

1. Is this a government (.gov), commercial (.com), not for profit (.org), educational (.edu), or some other type of site? What significance does that have for bias and reliability? Cite any evidence of bias or reliability or bi-partisanship.

2. Identify who would benefit from using, browsing, or analyzing this site. Identify job positions or categories of employees or advocacy groups and other stakeholders and organizations, associations, etc. that would benefit from the site. How will they benefit?

3. If you have used this site before or are otherwise familiar with it, cite how you used it and what value it had. If new to it, cite what value you forecast it could have. Assess its overall usefulness.

4. How can the site be used to address, be informed about, or help resolve issues in healthcare or human services? List the kinds of research, on-the-job questions, and current issues that can be addressed with the current information on the site or by continuing to use it.

5. What additional information or other improvements would you add to this site to help it achieve what it states as its purpose or appears to have as its reason for existence? What should be added, modified, or deleted, and why?

6. See where else this site leads you. Summarize and follow a few of its links. How useful were they? What relation do they have to this site? What are the connections?

7. Is there a theme or a slant on this site? Is there a position or agenda? Consider the theme or agenda this site may have politically, philosophically, or commercially? Does it promote memberships? Are they free or is there a fee for individuals or organizations? Does the site accept donations or funding and does that affect its objectivity or character?

8. Discuss any other interesting findings you make on this site.

Debate Activity

In 2014 the federal government denied Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit post-secondary education company, access to federal aid because they falsified graduation records and engaged in deceptive advertising practices. They were forced to shut down or sell most of their colleges and are now the subject of numerous investigations.

The closing and ongoing scandal, however, leaves many students with expensive student loan and poor prospects for employment. In 2015, fifteen former students decided to go on a “loan strike” and are refusing to pay back their student loans. They claim that the school engaged in deceptive practices and are striking to demand the Education Department forgive the debts.They are fully aware of the financial ramifications of their decision, yet for those striking, it is a way to rectify injustice. They maintain they were deceived by an institution, which was authorized by the government to provide access to education funding. They do not believe it is fair for them repay student loans given the deceptive practices of Corinthian Colleges.

Debate Question: Is this act of civil disobedience a just action?

Create an “opening statement” (as you would for a formal debate) that contains a moral claim in support of each side of this question.

Your claim will be something along the lines of, “The student loan strikers are (or are not) justified in refusing to pay back their loans because one of the most important principles of a just society is (this is where you will cite one of the relevant philosophical positions).” The remainder of the opening statement might then explain why the moral claim is important and explicate the principle in greater depth.

Interview three people from a culture different than your own. Feel free to be liberal in how you define the term culture that is, cultural differences can be any aspect of the family that is different from yours (e.g., socioeconomic, religion, racial, ethnic, language, etc). Please make sure to include the following in your interview:

a) What is the role of mother and father in family?

b) Who lives in the home? Outside the home? What is their relative influence on the family?

c) (If applicable) What is the primary language spoken in the home? Is it different than the language being taught in school?

d) What rituals and/or holidays are most important for the family?

e) Describe the societal systems the family is in contact with routinely (e.g., school, judicial, social service, etc). What are their views on these systems? Are these systems helpful? Do they understand how these systems work?

Apply your own worldview to understand the perspective of the other families.

With the information from the three people you interviewed develop a short (10 min) power point presentation .

After reviewing the plan, develop a critical analysis, including discussion of the following elements: 1) Area(s) of positive achievement or progress, 2) Area(s) where improvement is needed, 3) Key strategies to achieve goal(s), 4) Data used to determine progress on strategies, and 5) Your evaluation of the school improvement plan (SIP) or district improvement plan.

When preparing your analysis, adhere to the following guidelines:

Typed analysis should be between 3-6 pages in length;

Use these headings to guide your discussion: Name of School or District, Area(s) of Positive Achievement or Progress, Area(s) Where Improvement Is Needed; Key Strategies to Achieve Goal(s), Data Used to Determine Progress on Strategies, Evaluation of the School/District Improvement Plan.

Refer to Appendix B or Voice over PowerPoint presentation in Week Two module for assistance in preparing this assignment.

Discuss the beginnings of Islam and the five pillars of the faith. What impact did the creation of an Islamic Empire after the 8th century have on world history? ( Make sure you use clear and specific examples.)