Do you think that it is the responsibility of businesses to track and manage the social, economic, and environmental impacts of their actions? Why or why not? What value does using the TBL bring to a business, and is it worth the potential drawbacks of incorporating it?

In your textbook, you learned about the triple-bottom-line (TBL) framework and its impact on people, planet, and profit. The TBL concept was initially developed by John Elkington in 1994. In 2018, Elkington wrote an article titled “25 Years Ago I Coined the Phrase ‘Triple Bottom Line’: Here’s Why It’s Time to Rethink It”. He used the article as a call to strengthen how the TBL is used and to put more even more focus on sustainability and less on profit. In the article, he states:
But success or failure on sustainability goals cannot be measured only in terms of profit and loss. It must also be measured in terms of the wellbeing of billions of people and the health of our planet, and the sustainability sector’s record in moving the needle on those goals has been decidedly mixed. While there have been successes, our climate, water resources, oceans, forests, soils and biodiversity are all increasingly threatened. It is time to either step up—or to get out of the way.
Meanwhile, some believe that incorporating this framework into practice raises more questions than it resolves, especially around reporting, regulation, and a deviation from the financial bottom line of businesses.
In your initial post, introduce yourself and then address the following questions:

Do you think that it is the responsibility of businesses to track and manage the social, economic, and environmental impacts of their actions? Why or why not?
What value does using the TBL bring to a business, and is it worth the potential drawbacks of incorporating it?
What value do businesses using the TBL bring to society, and how might society be impacted if TBL were not a common business practice?

In your replies to at least two peers, use the questions below to guide your discussion. Make sure to cite any evidence you use to support your ideas.

Do you agree or disagree with your peer’s initial post? Why or why not?
What examples from the textbook or outside resources (such as news articles) support or dispute your peer’s stance, and how?
Did your peer provide any insight or information that changed your opinion about the TBL? If so, how?

Article: Understanding the Impact of Transportation on Economic Development https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/millennium/00138.pdf How can the growth of intermodal transportation affect the product’s supply and demand?  Discuss the major points of the article.  How do transportation costs affect others?  Please be specific.  Discuss increases and decreases in supply and demand.

  
Discussion Post
Intermodal Transportation Seeking an Economic impact
Please read the article listed below and answer the following  questions:
Article: Understanding the Impact of Transportation on Economic Development https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/millennium/00138.pdf
How can the growth of intermodal transportation affect the product’s supply and demand?  Discuss the major points of the article.  How do transportation costs affect others?  Please be specific.  Discuss increases and decreases in supply and demand.  Include a minimum of one reference.

  Family  Life Education focuses on healthy family functioning within a family  systems perspective and provides a primarily preventive approach.  Demonstrate your newfound understanding of family education by  creatively constructing a collage    In constructing your collage you may utilize an online tool (e.g.  animoto, voicethread etc.), Powerpoint or other creative avenue to  display your collage and answer the question What is Family Life  Education? 

 
Family  Life Education focuses on healthy family functioning within a family  systems perspective and provides a primarily preventive approach.  Demonstrate your newfound understanding of family education by  creatively constructing a collage    In constructing your collage you may utilize an online tool (e.g.  animoto, voicethread etc.), Powerpoint or other creative avenue to  display your collage and answer the question What is Family Life  Education? 
In constructing your collage, be sure to include the following:

Through  the pictures selected , identify at least 5 family life education  concepts that you have come to understand and deem important.
Provide  a short reflectionxplaining your collage. Answer the  question: What Is Family Life Education? as you reflect on the key  concepts. Review your course readings, use additional research, as well  as life experiences. Please create your reflection in a word document  and do not include it with your collage. Include a title page and a  reference page as well. 

Reflect back over the term. What one thing did you learn in the course that you were able to apply in your work during the term? What one thing are you most looking forward to applying to your career in the future. What future trends may influence how nurses use evidence to improve the quality of patient care? How will this course content help prepare you for certification in your chosen specialty?

Reflect back over the term. What one thing did you learn in the course that you were able to apply in your work during the term? What one thing are you most looking forward to applying to your career in the future. What future trends may influence how nurses use evidence to improve the quality of patient care? How will this course content help prepare you for certification in your chosen specialty?A reminder of the course objectives may help you reflect on this term:

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic storage, optical storage, and solid state storage using criteria such as versatility, durability, capacity, access time, and transfer rate.

Unit I Essay Your paper should be at least three pages in length, double-spaced. Format your paper using APA style guidelines. Use your own words and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. You are required to use your textbook (New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, 2014, June Jamrich and Dan Oja) and another scholarly source as a reference. The title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum page requirement. Your essay needs to address the following:
1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic storage, optical storage, and solid state storage using criteria such as versatility, durability, capacity, access time, and transfer rate.
2. Briefly describe what a microprocessor is and explain its relationship to software.
3. List the four types of memory and briefly describe how each one works.
4. Describe the differences between a computer program, system software, operating system, and application software. Give examples of each type.
 5. Finally, wrap up your paper with a discussion on the significance of digitization and its impact on the digital revolution in reference to data representation, processing, and security.
 
 

You can earn a bonus of up to 5% on your final course grade for performing non-linear regression analysis (symbolic regression) on your data set using Eureqa Desktop software. Compare and contrast your multiple linear regression model to your symbolic regression model. Which model makes the most sense based on the data? Why?

Instructions for the Final Project
 
Data Analysis using Multiple Linear Regression
 
1. Ideally you should analyze a data set collected by you that is important for your own interests and passions. If such a set is not available, see if you can borrow a data set from your friends, advisers, web pages, or research papers, etc. (but not from our textbook). If you borrow a data set, you should clearly specify its origin. Do not use any data sets used in the class. But do not make up your own data set.
 
2. The data set must have at least 30 observations and at least three predictor variables.
If you can have more predictors, it is better.
 
3. Write a short description of the data and how it is collected. Also write down any
background information that may be important for analysis.
 
4. While analyzing the data, look at all aspects of the model building (or selection) and
do hypothesis testing regarding what will make sense for that data set. Approach the
problem in a step-by-step way.
 
5. At every step clearly state what you are going to do and interpret the result properly.
 
6. Grading will not depend on the final result, but on your approach to the problem. If it turns out that none of the predictors is important for explanation of the response, do not worry. If you have looked at the problem carefully, have done all that you are able to do but are unable to get a good result, you can still get an excellent grade.
 
7. Bonus: You can earn a bonus of up to 5% on your final course grade for performing non-linear regression analysis (symbolic regression) on your data set using Eureqa Desktop software. Compare and contrast your multiple linear regression model to your symbolic regression model. Which model makes the most sense based on the data? Why?
 
Symbolic Regression (SR) is a relative newcomer to statistical model building, having its roots in Genetic Programming algorithms. SR can be summarized as an algorithm for automated generation of mathematical expressions in the form of Y=f(x) to fit a set of data. Model fitness can be evaluated with common statistics like Absolute Error, R2, PRESS, and Mallow’s Cp that are already familiar to statistics practitioners. The advantage computer assisted SR offers over standard regression methods like multiple linear regression is that the computers can run a search process of potential models while simultaneously evaluating each of them in multiple criteria with the aim of finding a model with satisfactory predictive accuracy (lower error is better) and low complexity (less variables are better). The inner workings of software with SR capabilities continue to mature with highly active industrial researchers in the Genetic Programming field reporting on improvements made to SR algorithms and implementation challenges particularly in the chemical industry.
Eureqa’s homepage is located here:
http://www.nutonian.com/products/eureqa/
 
You can obtain a free academic license of Eureqa here: http://www.nutonian.com/products/eureqa-desktop/academic-license/
 
 
 

E5-15 (Preparation of a Statement of Cash Flows) Presented below is a condensed version of the comparative balance sheets for Sondergaard Corporation for the last two years at December 31.   2010 2009 Cash $157,000 $ 78,000 Accounts receivable 180,000 185,000 Investments 52,000 74,000 Equipment 298,000 240,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation (106,000) (89,000) Current liabilities 134,000 151,000 Capital stock 160,000 160,000 Retained earnings 287,000 177,000 Additional information: Investments were sold at a loss (not extraordinary) of $7,000; no equipment was sold; cash dividends paid were $50,000; and net income was $160,000. Instructions   (a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2010 for Sondergaard Corporation. (b) Determine Sondergaard Corporation’s free cash flow..

E5-15 (Preparation of a Statement of Cash Flows) Presented below is a condensed version of the comparative balance sheets for Sondergaard Corporation for the last two years at December 31.
 
2010 2009
Cash $157,000 $ 78,000
Accounts receivable 180,000 185,000
Investments 52,000 74,000
Equipment 298,000 240,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (106,000) (89,000)
Current liabilities 134,000 151,000
Capital stock 160,000 160,000
Retained earnings 287,000 177,000
Additional information: Investments were sold at a loss (not extraordinary) of $7,000; no equipment was sold; cash dividends paid were $50,000; and net income was $160,000. Instructions
 
(a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2010 for Sondergaard Corporation.
(b) Determine Sondergaard Corporation’s free cash flow..

Principles of Effective Intervention  There are four general principles of effective intervention that have become organizing concepts of community corrections. They have stimulated what has become known as the “what works” movement. Write a paper outlining the four general principles of the “what works” movement. Thesis: Your thesis (which is part of your first paragraph) should list the four principles of the effective intervention. Body: The body of your paper (your entire paper excluding the thesis and conclusion) should give a thoughtful analysis of the four general principles of effective intervention in a sequential order. Explain what the principles mean. Look for examples. Determine if the principles are effective. Explain why the principles either are, or are not, effective.

Principles of Effective Intervention
 There are four general principles of effective intervention that have become organizing concepts of community corrections. They have stimulated what has become known as the “what works” movement. Write a paper outlining the four general principles of the “what works” movement.
Thesis: Your thesis (which is part of your first paragraph) should list the four principles of the effective intervention.
Body: The body of your paper (your entire paper excluding the thesis and conclusion) should give a thoughtful analysis of the four general principles of effective intervention in a sequential order. Explain what the principles mean. Look for examples. Determine if the principles are effective. Explain why the principles either are, or are not, effective.
Conclusion: The conclusion (which is part of the last paragraph) should, at the very least, restate the thesis. The paper must be four pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least three scholarly resources from the Ashford University Library, other than the textbook, to support your claims. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, in your online course.
 
 

Reflect on the healthcare trend you selected, and consider how this concept may impact the patient, healthcare provider, or the health insurance payer in the current healthcare landscape. Think about how you might address this healthcare trend as a healthcare leader.

 
Consider how the healthcare industry and the role of the health professional has changed over the past few years? Think about the way that patient information was recorded or the way that appointments were made 10 years ago versus now. Think about the tremendous impact that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had on various aspects of healthcare. Think about factors like fewer healthcare workers, the aging population, and increased expectations surrounding patient care and how they have also drastically changed the landscape of healthcare. As we move forward, healthcare will continue to change, and healthcare professionals will need to adapt, if not always in the way that is expected.
Forty years ago, many nurses thought there would be a large room with many computer screens where we can observe our patients, vital signs, labs, etc. at a remote location, and nurses would focus on the patients that required urgent resources. While remote doctors and placing a call for medical advice or care is available to many people around the world, most care still takes place face-to-face, in a doctor’s office, in a hospital, or through home care.
In this Discussion, you are going to look further at a healthcare issue or trend that could affect your profession in the near future. While many feel that they cannot control the changes that occur around them, some professionals see these changes as opportunities to improve the lives of patients and healthcare professionals.
To Prepare:

Choose one of the following healthcare issues or trends:

Telemedicine
Generational changes with regard to IT and cultural norms
Shortage of healthcare workers, nurses, physicians, or other professionals
Delivering healthcare in sanctuary cities or rural counties/states
Evolution of leadership skills among healthcare leaders
Serving LGBTQ populations for healthcare delivery
Deconstruction of issues surrounding healthcare access and healthcare delivery and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Reflect on the healthcare trend you selected, and consider how this concept may impact the patient, healthcare provider, or the health insurance payer in the current healthcare landscape.
Think about how you might address this healthcare trend as a healthcare leader.

By Day 4
Post a comprehensive response that addresses the following:

Explain how the healthcare trend you selected Shortage of healthcare workers, nurses, physicians, or other professionals may affect future or current healthcare policies and economics in the United States and globally.
Suggest at least one policy recommendation you might make to either support or address the healthcare trend you selected, and explain why.
Explain how the healthcare trend you selected may impact the patient, healthcare provider, and health insurance payer. Be specific, and provide examples.
Be sure to support your Discussion with a reference to course materials or a reference within the last 3 years.