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Evaluate business performance and the role of HR in business planning and the change management agenda.

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1 Understand the key contemporary business issues and main external factors affecting different organizations and the impact on HR.
1.1 Assess a range of different factors which impact on an organizations business and its HR function.
2 Understand how organizational and HR strategies and practices are shaped and developed.
2.1 Analyze the forces shaping the HR agenda.
2.2 Compare different tools for analyzing the business environment.
2.3 Explain the key stages in strategy formulation and implementation and the role of HR.
2.4 Examine HR’s contribution to business ethics and accountability.
3 Know how to identify and respond to changes in the business environment.
3.1 Evaluate business performance and the role of HR in business planning and the change management agenda.
3.2 Assess and utilize different sources of business and contextual data for planning purposes. AVADO Learning Limited. Registered in England with number 06177616. Registered office: Landmark House, Hammer smith Bridge Road, London, W6 9EJ. VAT Registration number: 918560018. Authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – Interim Permission Number 611566
Assessment activity
Assessment Criteria
You have been asked by the CEO to compile a report on ‘The developing role of HR within present day business’. Your report should include;
• An analysis of internal forces which can shape the HR agenda, you could include for example; structure/model of the HR function, HR strategies, strategic objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• An assessment and summary of a range of different external factors impacting on an organizations performance and explain how they affect the HR function.
• A table comparing two different environmental analytical tools e.g. SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s 5 Force’s, etc.
• A summary of the key stages of strategy formulation and implementation. You should refer to the role of HR in each of the stages summarized. You should also highlight HR’s role in; i) Business Ethics and ii) Accountability. You should reference all key models and literature used.
• A table or chart illustrating a range of ways business performance is measured in the organization for different purposes. You should also highlight with examples, the role of HR in; i) Business Planning and ii) Change Management.
• An assessment of how different sources of business/internal and contextual/external data should be considered and used when planning e.g. internal information within the organization including HR metrics, industry information e.g. trends in HR, competitive information, government information.
Evidence to be produced: A report equating to 4000 words in total. Remember to relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organizations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organizational examples for illustration. All reference sources should be acknowledged using Harvard-style referencing, and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).

What are some of the cognitive challenges that students face when learning information literacy skills? What are some ways you can address them in your practice?

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511 Week 07 Overview – Instructional Design: Essential Questions and Planning for Learning.
Week 07 Assignment 01: Cognitive Recall Assignment: Cognitive Science

Value: 100 points
Grading Category: Cognitive Recall Assignments, 25%
Assignment Context
Actively recalling information is one of the best ways to make learning stick because it helps us take information from our working memory and embed it in our long-term memory. For this reason, we’ll reflect on each of the major learning theories we read about in Learner-Centered Pedagogy the week after we read and discuss them.
Instructions
For this assignment, you should write a one-to-two page response in a Word document addressing the following questions:
1. What are some of the cognitive challenges that students face when learning information literacy skills? What are some ways you can address them in your practice?
2. How can an understanding of the cognitive science of learning improve librarians instructional design practices in and out of the classroom? What’s one takeaway for your own teaching?
3. What are some evidence-based practical strategies librarians can take from the cognitive science of learning to better organize their instruction to help make information literacy learning stick? Choose one to discuss more in depth.

Locate and select a research article that addresses current best practices for assessing and managing the disorder you selected.

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Application – Best Practices
Paper details:
For over 20 years, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study has conducted research trials to examine factors that impact risks and development of conditions that impact women such as heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women. Health care providers use results from these trials to develop guidelines for delivering care to patients. In your role in clinical settings, you must be familiar with these guidelines, and you must be aware that through clinical practice, guidelines frequently evolve and change. Often, what is considered a best practice today might not be a best practice in the future. For this Assignment, you compare guidelines outlined in the WHI study to current best practices for assessing and managing conditions.
Review the Women’s Health Initiative article in this week’s Learning Resources. Select one disorder presented in this study.
Locate and select a research article that addresses current best practices for assessing and managing the disorder you selected. Be sure that the research article you select is from a reputable source.
Consider the similarities and differences between the best practices presented in the WHI study and the article you selected. Think about the potential impact of differences in best practices on women’s health.
Consider whether the best practices in the article you selected should be used in clinical practice.
To Complete:
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Describe the disorder you selected from the Women’s Health Initiative study.
Explain the current best practices for assessing and managing this disorder as suggested in the research article you selected.
Compare the best practices presented in the WHI study to the current best practices presented in the article. Explain how the differences in best practices might impact women’s health.
Explain whether you think the current best practices in the article you selected should be used in clinical practice. Support your position with evidence-based research.

What was the purpose of the study (research questions, purposes, and hypotheses)?

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Findings of a Quantitative Study

Citation:

Bahreynian, M., Qorbani, M., Khaniabadi, B. M., Motlagh, M. E., Safari, O., Asayesh, H., & Kelishadi, R. (2017). Association between obesity and parental weight status in children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology, 9(2), 111-117. doi:10.4274/jcrpe.3790

Synopsis

What was the purpose of the study (research questions, purposes, and hypotheses)?

The purpose was to assess the relationship between the BMI of children and that of parents.

How was the sample obtained?

The sample was obtained through a random selection of students in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the country.

What inclusion or exclusion criteria were used?

The participants of the study had to be children and adolescents in elementary, middle, and high school. Considering that the study aimed to establish the relationship between the child and parental obesity, it was apparent that all of the children or adolescents had parents, either a mother or father.

Who from the sample actually participated or contributed data (demographic or clinical profile and dropout rate)?

From the sample of 25000 students, 23043 completed the study. 50.8 percent of these participants were boys while the rest were girls. More so, 73.4 percent of participants were from urban centers and the rest from rural areas.  88.3 percent of mothers who participated were housewives, while 44.38 of the fathers were either white-collar workers or laborers. Also, about 50 percent of the families owned personal computers and cars. The mean parental weight was 70.9-±13.8 kg, while that of children and adolescents was 42.50±17.0 kg. Finally, 9.4 percent of mothers and 17 percent of fathers had university degrees.

What methods were used to collect data (e.g., sequence, timing, types of data, and measures)?

Measurements were used in the collection of data on the participants. The weight of both parents and their children was measured.

Was an intervention tested?                                             Yes  ü No

  1. How was the sample size determined?

To determine the sample size, the researchers developed 48 clusters including 10 students from each province of the country.

  1. Were patients randomly assigned to treatment groups?

Selection of participants was done through cluster random sampling.

What are the main findings?

Obese parents were at a higher risk of having obese children than their normal-weight counterparts.

Credibility

Is the study published in a source
that required peer review?                                               ü Yes   No   Not clear

*Did the data obtained and the
analysis conducted answer the
research question?                                                           ü Yes   No   Not clear

Were the measuring instruments
reliable and valid?                                                           ü Yes   No   Not clear

*Were important extraneous
variables and bias controlled?                                         ü Yes   No   Not clear

*If an intervention was tested,
answer the following five questions:                                Yes   No   Not clear

  1. Were participants randomly
    assigned to groups and were
    the two groups similar at the
    start (before the intervention)?  Yes   No   Not clear
  2. Were the interventions well
    defined and consistently
    delivered?  Yes   No   Not clear
  3. Were the groups treated
    equally other than the
    difference in interventions?  Yes   No   Not clear
  4. If no difference was found, was
    the sample size large enough
    to detect a difference if one existed?  Yes   No   Not clear
  5. If a difference was found, are
    you confident it was due to the
    intervention?  Yes   No   Not clear

Are the findings consistent with
findings from other studies?                                      Yes   Some   No   Not clear

Are the findings credible?                         ü Yes All   Yes Some   No

Clinical Significance

Note any difference in means, r2s, or measures of clinical effects (ABI, NNT, RR, OR)

*Is the target population clearly
described?                                                                       ü Yes   No   Not clear

*Is the frequency, association, or
treatment effect impressive enough
for you to be confident that the finding
would make a clinical difference if used
as the basis for care?                                                         Yes   No   Not clear

Are the findings
clinically significant?                                ü Yes All   Yes Some   No

* = Important criteria

 

Comments

This study provides significant insight into the role played by parental obesity in child and adolescent obesity. The research showed that the weight status of parents is a significant predictor of obesity and overweight among adolescents and children. This study links shared family dietary habits as a contributor to the childhood obesity crisis in different parts of the world. For clinical practice and application, this study emphasizes the urgency for implementing family-centered preventive programs as opposed to the current programs that focus on treatment. Overall, the study is of excellent quality, considering the methodology and use of experts to conduct the sampling and data collection through measurements of BMI. More so, the sample size and countrywide coverage, including rural and urban centers, confirm the generalizability of the study results. However, while the authors state that the self-reports on parental BMI are reliable, I think this aspect, to some extent, reduces the accuracy of the data due to the stigma associated with obesity.

Develop 3 questions to engage the communication on inquiry of EBP in the rural health care facility.

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Items being graded on. Must include all of the following:

Make an appointment and attend a meeting with three rural health care leaders in a rural health care facility.

Develop 3 questions to engage the communication on inquiry of EBP in the rural health care facility.

Provided a detailed analysis of the meeting along with the completed RCRCPG tool, and reference form.

Discussed, at length, in writing personal knowledge gained from the experience and identified 3 things you may have done differently if you were one of the nurse champions.

What month (and year) is summarized? What was the unemployment rate for that month? How does that rate compare with the rate in the previous month?

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Format of the Project:

The Data Exercise must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc, docx., xls. xlsx., or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, will not be reviewed or graded.

Note that hand-written and scanned works, pdf. files, jpg. files, as well as files posted in google drive, will not be accepted or graded.

The paper should be written in APA style Research Paper format.

No more than 20% of the text of the project should be made up of quotes.

Note that Use of APA Citation Methodology is required for all parts of the assignment

Written projects must be:

  1. typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font, with margins no wider than one inch
  2. have footnotes or end notes, with correct citations
  3. have a bibliography of sources used
  4. include, for each entry, the author, title, city and state of publisher, publisher’s name, year, and page numbers
  5. prepared using word processing software (Microsoft Word preferred), in a manner similar to the preparation of a written assignment for classroom submission

DATA EXERCISE #2  

Consists of three parts

Part 1: The Unemployment Rate (weight 30% of the assignment grade)

Complete the following exercise

Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site, www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm). Select Employment Situation Summary.

Note that using the data from previously published releases and summaries will produce grade zero for this part of the project.

Write a report (1 – 2 pages double spaced) in your own words to answer the questions:

  1. What month (and year) is summarized? What was the unemployment rate for that month? How does that rate compare with the rate in the previous month?
  1. What were the unemployment rates for adult women, teenagers, blacks, Hispanics, and whites? How did these rates compare with those a month earlier?
  2. What factors make it difficult to determine the unemployment rate?
  3. Why is unemployment an economic problem?
  4. What are the noneconomic effects of unemployment?
  5. Who loses from unemployment?
  6. Please analyze and discuss the significance of the data that you received for this Data exercise. Reflect on what you have learned from this exercise.

Part 2: The Inflation Rate (weight 30% of the assignment grade)

Complete the following exercise:

Visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Site,

www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm). Select Consumer Price Index Summary.

Please note that using the data from previously published releases and summaries will produce grade zero for this part of the project.

Write a report (1 – 2 pages double spaced) in your own words to answer the questions:

  1. What month (and year) is summarized? What was CPIU for that month?
  2. What was the rate of inflation (percentage change in the CPIU) for the month? How does that rate of inflation compare with the rate in the previous month?
  3. Which two categories of goods or services had the greatest price increase for the month?
  4. Which two categories of goods or services had the lowest price increase (or greatest price decrease) for the month?
  5. Who loses from inflation?
  6. Who benefits from inflation?
  7. Please analyze and discuss the significance of the data that you received for this Data exercise. Reflect on what you have learned from this exercise.

Part 3: Unemployment Data by Labor Force Groups and Duration (40% of the project grade)

Go to https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/erp

This is the home page of the Economic Report of the President.

Click on the last available Report, scroll down, and download individual tables as Excel.

Please note that using the data from previous Reports will produce grade zero for this part of the project.

  1. Find unemployment data (Table B–27.—Civilian unemployment rate) for each year 2000 to present. Use three labor force groups: men 20 years and over, women 20 years and over, both sexes 16 to 19 years of age.
  1. Present the result in your project as a table.
  2. Create one or more charts (line graph, bar graph, etc.).
  1. Find unemployment data (Table B–27.—Civilian unemployment rate) for each year 2000 to present by educational attainment (25 years and over). Use the following groups: less than an high school diploma; high school graduates, no college; some college or associate degree; bachelor’s degree and higher.
  1. Present the result in your project as a table.
  2. Create one or more charts (line graph, bar graph, etc.).

 

  1. Use the Economic Report of the President (Table B–28.—Unemployment by duration and reason) to find data on the duration of unemployment for each year 2000 to present.
  1.  Present the result in your project as a table.
  2. Create one or more charts (line graph, bar graph, etc.).

Write a report (1 – 2 pages double-spaced) in your own words about the results you received.

In this paper consider, but do not be limited to the following:

  1. Which years had the highest and lowest unemployment rates? How do the rates compare among these groups?
  2. Compare the unemployment rates by educational attainment. How do the rates compare among these groups? What relationship, if any, do you find?
  3. Compare the distribution of unemployment by duration over these years. Which years had the highest and lowest unemployment duration? What relationship, if any, do you find?
  4. Demographic studies show that the proportion of teenagers and minorities in the U.S. population is likely to increase in the near future. In your opinion, what implications, if any, will this trend have on the natural rate of unemployment?
  5. Please analyze and discuss the significance of the data that you received for this Data exercise. Reflect on what you have learned from this exercise.

 

 

Discuss how treatment decisions to manage patients with this condition may affect the wider organization.

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Guidance for the written assignment Level 7
In this assignment you must critically analyse and synthesize the different prescribing decisions that could be made in the management of a specific condition. It is not a case study, but an opportunity to consider the effectiveness of the pharmacological treatment options for the management of a condition. You must consider the quality of the evidence supporting different treatment choices. In addition, you must to consider the wider organizational issues that may arise in relation to prescribing practice. The pass mark for this assessment is 50%.

• The Module Learning Outcomes should be the focus for the assignment.
• Critically analyse and synthesise the evidence of the chosen topic in depth
Justify any proposed changes to practice in your area on the basis of the examination of the literature
• Word Limit 2500 words +10%

Introduction to your assignment
Briefly explore the areas that you will discuss in this assignment
250 words
Introduction to the condition to be discussed
Briefly explore the condition to be discussed
250 words
Discuss the health advice that should be discussed
Critically explore the evidence on the effectiveness of any health advise
250 words
Discuss the main pharmacological treatment options
• Critically explore and synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of the main pharmacological treatment options.
• Consider the quality of the evidence you present.
• Include relevant pharmacology
• Consider in what circumstances the drugs discussed would be first line treatment options
1000 words
Discuss how treatment decisions to manage patients with this condition may affect the wider organization.
Engage in a discussion of the wider organizational issues related to prescribing decisions such as budgets, pressures to prescribe, team working
500 words
Conclusion
Brief summary of the key areas that have been discussed
250 words
Presentation
All written work is to be word processed. The font used must be either Ariel, Times New Roman or Comic Sans size 12. An A4 sheet of paper can fit approximately 580 words using such defaults with Arial size 12, 510 words using such defaults with Comic Sans size 12 and 640 words using Times New Roman size 12.

i. The margins, headers and the footers should comply with the following Microsoft® Word defaults:

• Top margin = 2.54cm
• bottom margin = 2.54cm
• left margin = 3.17cm
• right margin = 3.17cm
• 1 ½ line spacing

ii. The use of such defaults allows approximately 600 words per A4 sheet. This approximation will be used to initially estimate whether an essay has potentially breeched any set word limit.
iii. The word limit for essays applies to the introduction, main body, the text in tables, conclusion and references within the essay, but does not apply to footnotes, end notes, diagrams, appendices, reference section and bibliography.
iv. Students must clearly state the number of words in their essay on the title page.

• There must be no way of identifying patients/clients or their family or the staff and placement (hospital, ward number or name) associated with the assignment.
• A pseudonym should be used for patient/client e.g. a first name.
• Acknowledge the NMC confidentiality clause. This is especially important for the assignment and presentation of this module; it is recommended that you state you have protected confidentiality within your assignment and in all portfolio evidence submitted for this module.
• Personal and hospital details must not be included.
• Forms must not be copied.
• TIPP-EX is unacceptable.
• Refer to your Student Handbook on the topic of “Guidelines Indicating an Automatic Failure for Unsafe Practice in Both Practice and Academic Assessment”.

Identify existing security vulnerabilities that may be exploited during cyber-attacks on network systems.

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Final Project Proposal Form.

Aim: The main objective of the study is to investigate various systems of monitoring networks that can be implemented in business enterprises to mitigate security threats from cyber-attacks. The study will provide recommendations on the most viable network framework proposal suitable for monitoring network systems.

Objectives:

  1. Identify existing security vulnerabilities that may be exploited during cyber-attacks on network systems.
  2. Evaluate the recommended solution effective to offer protection to enterprise network security using a developed prototype for monitoring networks. The flexibility of the system is key to incorporating other elements like systems of database storage.
  • Develop a customised network security protocol to mitigate and monitor threats posed to the network system of the enterprise to control any existing risks.
  1. Establish well-documented policies outlining the authorized personnel with the mandate of operating the network resources to avoid unnecessary breaches of the enterprise network security protocols.

Rationale:

Currently, the technological world is experiencing rapid changes due to innovative processes. Therefore, cybersecurity is increasingly becoming a key area of concern due to the constant cyber-attacks on network systems. This study seeks to investigate enterprise network systems to identify effective ways of monitoring these systems. The project is aimed at establishing solutions to improving the performance of network systems against failure posed by security threats.

Facilities required:

  1. Anti-virus software: Any potential viruses can be identified and eliminated by the software when network administrators scan enterprise network systems in a bid to keep systems free from security attacks.
  2. Server: The server acts as the storage unit for network resources such as files, software applications of security configuration, as well as databases. Serve is used as a primary tool to maintain confidentiality by restricting personnel to protect the network and improve its performance.
  • Firewall: This tool is useful in monitoring and identifying any potential network threats. Therefore, it should be installed with proper configurations to maintain its functionality against possible network attacks.
  1. Ethernet cables: This equipment is used in the network connection between computers and servers. The cables ensure the workability of networks and information transfer.
  2. Operating system: Network monitoring systems are incorporated in various operating systems such as Linux and Windows. The operating system is configured to work effectively by enabling the proposed solution to function and protect the network systems efficiently.
  3. Intrusion detection system: The system works in conjunction with the network monitoring system to maintain a threat-free environment within networks.

Explore the contrast between the prose framework of Job (.1-2.130; 42.7-17) and the poetic body.

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Explore the contrast between the prose framework of Job (.1-2.130; 42.7-17) and the poetic body. Who are the characters in each? What are the major themes? How does the prose story differ from the poetic story? Where is the climactic point in each? What is the resolution in each? What if anything can be learned from the message in these passages and applied to life in the world we live in today?

Describe your professional career, including populations served, roles held and settings in which you practiced.

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We cannot interview every applicant, therefore the quality of this statement is a crucial to your portfolio as it offers insight into your professional goals and expectations and provides the Admissions Committee a first-hand example of your writing skills, your ability to present ideas in a clear, logical and coherent manner, and your personal perspective on your professional contributions, strengths as a student, current skills and abilities, and prior experiences. Please take your time developing it and proofread carefully!

PART 1: Professional Goals and Background Essay (3 pages maximum, double-spaced, 12 font, APA format):

Describe your professional career, including populations served, roles held and settings in which you practiced.
State your short and long-term professional goals.
BSN–DNP only: Explain why you have chosen a specific advanced practice area/population foci for the DNP.
Discuss relevant areas of your background and how each prepared you for doctoral study, such as prior coursework, earned degrees, continuing education, practice history, and professional activities. It is important to include information on:
Scholarship activities (Publications, Presentations)
Research experience (specify)
Service activities (local community, global and/or professional)
Honors and awards
Language fluency other than English
Leadership activities
Military service
Describe how obtaining the DNP degree from this School of Nursing will help you attain your goals.
Identify clinical and academic strengths and areas of improvement that may impact your doctoral studies.
Address any aspect of the program’s admission criteria for which you do not meet minimum requirements and provide an explanation for your situation (e.g., an explanation is needed if GPA < minimum).
Share any other information you feel is pertinent to your application that you wish the Admissions Committee to know (e.g. overcoming personal and/or professional adversity, etc.).
PART 2: Scholarly Interest (4 pages, double-spaced, references must be in APA format):
Identify an important practice-based problem that you would like to examine during your DNP studies. Provide a clear and comprehensive evidence-based review of the literature supporting why this problem requires further exploration. Include details about prior work on the topic (if any), the importance of the problem in healthcare delivery, and how you would study this problem during the DNP program. You must provide sufficient references from scholarly sources to support your argument.

MSN to DNP applicants are to identify a member of the School of Nursing faculty who would be a good match for their scholarly interests. You may find a list of doctoral faculty with their research interests here.