discuss how you would design a policy for the health care issue you selected.
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Research and select an emerging health care issue. This can include but is not limited to the following:
· Opioid crisis
· Shortages of healthcare professionals
· Medicare or Social Security funding shortfalls
· Cost of healthcare
· A specific disparity in a population group
· Growing rates of chronic health conditions
· Cybersecurity issues
· Healthcare resources for our aging population
· Suicide rates in children and teens
Using the information you’ve learned in the course, discuss how you would design a policy for the health care issue you selected. Remember to take into consideration the various aspects of the policy development cycle and level of implementation (federal, state, or local).
Respond: use 100-200 words to respond to each of the following prompts:
1. Why is this issue important?
1. List one possible policy action (or possible solution) that could help address this issue. Make sure your solution is specific. “Take steps to lower healthcare cost” is not specific. “Mandate pricing transparency for all hospitals” is specific.
1. Include two possible advantages and two possible disadvantages of the policy action.
1. What level of government (federal or state, or possibly local) would primarily be responsible for implementation? Which agency or agencies would likely help implement?
1. How would you propose the policy be evaluated?
Cite at least 2 reputable references (you will likely need more). Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, a textbook, or other sources of similar quality.
Format your responses and references according to APA guidelines.
Do you support efforts to increase awareness of and address implicit bias (e.g., through implicit bias training) within society?
For this exercise, you are asked to complete an Implicit Association Test (IAT) (for educational purposes only – you are not being graded on the outcome of the assessment) and to share your reaction to the test results and some of your thoughts on the concept of implicit bias in general.
Step 1, taking the test: Go to the Project Implicit (Links to an external site.) website and select “Take A Test”. You will be asked to consent to continue after reading about the study and how your data may be used. After indicating that you wish to proceed, you will be taken to a list of tests you can complete. For this assignment, please select the “Race IAT” (other tests e.g., the “Weapons IAT” and the “Skin-Tone IAT” may be of interest to you but please complete the Race IAT first). Once you have selected the “Race IAT”, follow the provided instructions to complete the test and view your results. The site estimates that the test will take approximately 10 minutes to complete so plan accordingly. When I completed the test, I needed computer keys to respond so it may be best to attempt this from a computer rather than phone.
Step 2, reaction: First, please briefly react to the test and your results (you are not required to share your results, only your reaction). Was the test interesting to complete? Were your findings expected or unexpected? Do you see any value in having other people (e.g., family members, friends, criminal justice professionals, healthcare workers, etc.) complete a test like this? What impact, if any, do you think understanding our implicit biases could have on racial and social justice issues? Do you support efforts to increase awareness of and address implicit bias (e.g., through implicit bias training) within society?
Does this affect the trust between the police and the public? How?
“Police officers frequently engage in deceptive conduct to perform their duties. Officers perform secretly in undercover operations seeking to gain evidence on the
targets of their investigations. While undercover, they may lie about their identity, their past acts, or their plans of criminal activity. Police officers use unmarked cars
and some police agencies have even created fake silhouettes of police cars to deceive motorists into decreasing their speed…But perhaps most interesting, and ethically difficult, is that officers routinely lie to those suspected of committing crimes during interrogations in an attempt to elicit the truth. These acts of manipulation and deception are not only taught and encouraged but also they are lawful and permitted by the courts”. (Alpert & Noble, 2009, p. 242, Lies, True Lies and Conscious Deception)
The above passage is from an article in Module 2. Read the article and respond to the following questions.
1. Should officers be permitted to deceive the public in order to gather evidence of criminal activity such as posing as a drug user and buying drugs or posing as a prostitute? Isn’t this entrapment? Explain.
2. Is it ethical for officers to lie during an interrogation to attempt to elicit the truth? Could this create any problems or issues? What lies are acceptable? What would not be acceptable? Does this still hold true today?
3. Does this affect the trust between the police and the public? How?
What would be the most ethical course of action the officer could take? Could he also voice his concerns to a higher administrative authority?
Climbing into the passenger side of a patrol car, you position yourself beside your new partner, Bert Thompson. You have been working in the city jail as a detention officer since you graduated from the police academy three weeks ago. It is standard policy for your department to have new officers work inside prior to patrol duty.
“Name’s Bert. Bet you’re glad to get out of jail duty and onto some patrol,” Bert remarks with a big grin.
“Sure am. My name’s Warren,” you reply.
“OK, Warren, let’s go fight crime,” says Bert as he pulls out of the parking lot.
After driving a short distance, Bert breaks the silence.
“Warren, it’s almost eight-thirty and looks like our side of town is pretty slow this morning. How about a cup of coffee?”
“Fine, there’s a coffee shop over there,” you point out.
“No, no, not that place. Prices higher than a cat’s back. I know this doughnut place just up the road,” Bert says.
Bert pulls into a franchised coffee and doughnut shop and tells you to wait in the cruiser and monitor the calls from headquarters.
“How do you like your coffee, Warren?” Bert asks as he steps out of the car.
“Black,” you respond.
You see Bert through the large windows of the doughnut shop joking with one of the waitresses as he orders the coffee. You notice the waitress handing a large bag to Bert and begin to wonder how much coffee he bought.
“What did you do, buy out the whole place?” you ask as Bert climbs back into the cruiser.
“Well, I thought a few doughnuts wouldn’t hurt along with our coffee,” Bert says as he takes coffee cups from the bag.
“How much I owe you for mine?” you ask Bert.
“Not a thing. This was on the house, if you know what I mean,” Bert responds with a grin.
“They told us at the academy we weren’t supposed to take gratuities or anything like that,” you state, trying to remain objective.
“Look Warren, on the salaries we make and the type of work we do, it’s not a gratuity to take an occasional free ride. Most merchants in the community enjoy giving the cops a free meal or a discount now and then—it makes them feel like they can contribute. When we eat lunch today we’ll get that for free, too, or at least at a discount. Restaurant owners like to see cops in their establishments. It makes for good business.”
“Yeah, but what if they want something in return?” you ask.
“Warren, in twelve years of police work I’ve had maybe two or three ask me for a favor. Anyway, they weren’t big things—fixing tickets, and stuff like that,” Bert responds patiently.
Bert’s argument seems pretty convincing. After all, Bert says that everyone in the department does it to some extent, including the chief.
That night, as you prepare to go to your night class at the university, you check your work schedule for the next month and notice that you will be rotating to the 3–11 shift in three weeks. Rotating onto the afternoon-evening shift poses a problem for you. You are working on an associate’s degree at the university and are going to two night classes a week. Rotating to the 3–11 shift means that you will miss two weeks of classes. It is too late in the semester to drop the classes without penalty, so you decide to talk with the instructors concerning your problem. Your first instructor, Dr. Whitaker, was very understanding and provided you with a research paper assignment to make up for the lost time. You had one more instructor to contact.
“Dr. Rowland, I’m sorry but I’ve been switched over to an evening shift and I’ll have to miss the next couple of classes. Is there anything I can do to make up the work that I’ll miss?”
“Warren, your grades have been very good, but you know how I feel about student absenteeism. Unless you can work something out with your supervisor so that you can come to class, I would suggest that you withdraw from the course or face a serious grade reduction,” Dr. Rowland suggested.
You did not want to withdraw because you currently have an A in the course and the semester will be over in six more weeks. You decide to talk with your lieutenant and see if you can get your off-days changed.
“No way, Warren. You know the policy. Unless there’s illness or an emergency, we can’t change the schedule. It would screw up the whole shift,” the lieutenant explains.
A couple of days later you receive a phone call from Dr. Rowland.
“Warren, this is Tim Rowland. Did I wake you up?”
“No, Dr. Rowland, today is my day off. By the way, I guess I’ll try to stick with the class and take my chances. I wasn’t able to get my work sched-ule altered, but I figure I can take a C if I make all As and miss a couple of classes,” you explain.
“Warren, I’m not calling about that but, well, I need a favor. My son got his third speeding ticket in a year yesterday, and I was wondering if there was anything you could do to help.”
“Well, I don’t know, Dr. Rowland. Who gave your son the ticket?” you ask reluctantly.
“An Officer Thompson. Listen, if you can help, I would certainly appreciate it. I believe I could work out your class problem and give you a final grade for the work you have already accomplished. I believe you have an A in the course up to now,” Dr. Rowland adds.
“Officer Thompson” is your partner, Bert. It would be very easy to persuade Bert to fix the ticket and alleviate your problem with the class. By fixing the ticket you would be guaranteed an A for the course. On the other hand, you consider yourself a straight cop and not one to take payoffs. You wonder if it would be corrupt to fix the ticket. It does not really seem like such a big deal. Still, there was no mistaking what the instructor at the academy said.
Respond to the following questions. At least 2 pages of text are required in double-spaced, standard font.
- What should Warren do?
- Fixing the ticket for the teacher’s son seems to be the “easier” solution. Is there a potential downside to “fix the ticket, receive a good grade”?
- Is there a difference between accepting free coffee and donuts and fixing the ticket?
- What would be the most ethical course of action the officer could take? Could he also voice his concerns to a higher administrative authority?
Discuss ethical issues you believe fit into those categories and how a business can address them.
- Chapter 2.
- The Greatest Issue? In a survey of small businesses, respondents said the most difficult ethical issue they faced was relationships with customers, clients, and competitors. Discuss ethical issues you believe fit into those categories and how a business can address them.
- Chapter 4
- What to Ask. You have decided to purchase a franchise and have set up a meeting with the franchisor. Discuss the kinds of questions you would ask them and, also, what kinds of questions you anticipate the franchisor would ask.
- Chapter 8.
- A Lone Wolf? As a very independent person, you started a business and it is very successful. You are looking at expanding to another location in the same city but cannot afford that total expense right now. An opportunity exists to partner with another small firm that has complementary products. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such an alliance.
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Clearly and accurately explain your answer based on factual information.include examples, illustrations, and/or applications in your answer. If you copy information from the Internet, you must cite your source.
Identify physics principles in various real-world examples.
Assignment Content
- Competency
When possible, synthesize content from the individual course modules. Your content should expand, elaborate, and evolve from the activities in the individual modules, and coalesce to present a cohesive message to the viewer.
Student Success Criteria
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Instructions
Using any slide share or movie making software, you can utilize information gathered throughout the course to create a visual travel log. This multi-media presentation will include images, video, and voice over dialogue consisting of a mix of research and original content that demonstrates your analysis of course concepts. The movie will be accompanied by a paper that supplies the dialogue for the visuals of your film.
You may use examples of physics principles in use in everyday life that you previously gave as examples in Modules 01-06, but you cannot reuse the same wording as used in previous modules. For example, if you had mentioned using glasses for Module 03, you can once again bring up that concept here, but you cannot read from your Module 03 submission paper.
Requirements- Three-minute video in MPEG-4 format.
- Original voice over (written) dialogue and accompanying paper.
- Images that help “tell your story.”
- 30 seconds of original video connecting your experience to your topic.
- Narrative concept
Imagine you are a writer for Physics Today (or insert whatever physics pop journal you wish), and you are to create a travel vlog for your an overseas trip. In your presentation, your editor wants you to include all relative physics concepts that you encounter in your journey.
For the heart of the presentation, your editor has deemed it essential to address the following core issues and questions: - Identify physics principles in various real-world examples.
- Identify the use of the scientific method in a modern physical problem.
- Identify the use of classical physics principles in relation to a real life situation.
- Identify physics principles in various real-world examples, and connect to your own experience.
- Identify physics principles in various real-world examples and modern technology.
- Identify a technology that uses quantum mechanics, and connect to your own experience.
In a two-page paper, identify the classical physics principles contained within the following scenario.
Explore the physical principles of classical physics.
Student Success Criteria
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Instructions
In a two-page paper, identify the classical physics principles contained within the following scenario. Explain how these principals connect to work done by Galileo or Newton. Finally, consider the different fields in which Galileo and Newton did research, and give an example of one of these fields in use in your life. For instance, Newton developed the field of optics. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you are using Newton’s physical optics theories every day. Aside from glasses or contacts, how do the theories of Newton or Galileo affect you in your daily life?
Scenario
Mandy took a trip to Rome, Italy. She gazed out over the open ocean 20,000 feet below as her airplane began its descent to her final destination. She could watch the Sun setting in the west. Over the Eastern horizon peeked a full moon, just rising, displaying its cratered face. As the plane neared the ground, Mandy could not help but think that she was in a giant metal object hurtling through the sky. Without the specific shape of its wings, the plane would fall to the ground no differently than a large metal projectile.
Provide at least two examples of how companies have used the software as it relates to audit capacity.
Task 1: 1200 (2-3 single-spaced pages) words with reference
Auditors use electronic software programs such as ACL (Galvanize) and Teammate software to help them conduct testing of the client’s data and documentation. In addition, auditors use electronic software such as Idea to help them perform sampling of the client’s data.
Research two Audit Software programs: Select (1) either ACL (Galvanize) or IDEA and (2) Teammate.
In a report, 2-3 pages single-spaced, describe the purpose of the audit software and describe its capabilities. Provide at least two examples of how companies have used the software as it relates to audit capacity. Discuss the benefits of using the software. Discuss disadvantages from using the software if any. Finally, discuss in detail how you would use the software in the context of the SEC Company ULTA https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837022004330/ulta-20220129x10k.htm#Item7_651497
TeamMate Audit Solutions | Wolters Kluwer
All reports are to be single-spaced using the 12-point font size. Sources for the report are not included in the minimum number of pages neither is the cover page if you choose to prepare one.
The management of risk and uncertainty is often included in the MD&A section comments. What do you learn of interest here?
Task 1: 300 words answering below based on the SEC-10k report below for ULTA
ULTA Beauty, INC: NASDAQ: ULTA
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1403568/000155837022004330/ulta-20220129x10k.htm
The financial statements for your company are usually posted in Item 8 of the SEC 10-K document. The management discussion and analysis section is earlier in the report.
1. The management of risk and uncertainty is often included in the MD&A section comments. What do you learn of interest here?
2. Divisions and Product Lines may be discussed in the MD&A section. What audit and internal control issues may arise in these areas as you consider our chapters for the week.
3. Management often explains higher or lower than expected in their comments. Discuss the profitability and other comments in the MD&A section as they relate to our chapters thus on audit strategy, risk, internal control, materiality, and management.
Write a 2-page on how to configure VLAN including trunking.
As a senior network administrator, you are tasked with training junior network admins on VLANs. Write a 2-page on how to configure VLAN including trunking. It should be written like a training guide where you are training junior network administrators on how to properly configure VLAN including trunking. Make sure you include commands needed and descriptions on how the commands help make the VLAN functional on an enterprise network. The format should include steps and screenshots so it is easy for someone else to follow.
