Develop a high-level IT sourcing plan to guide Phoenix Fine Electronics to adopt enterprise solutions, rather than continuing to operate multiple stand-alone systems.
The strategic sourcing plan is a plan for how you will do business going forward. The sourcing plan can address how to supply resources to staff, your current and future systems, and how you will purchase raw materials or new IT systems.
Develop a high-level IT sourcing plan to guide Phoenix Fine Electronics to adopt enterprise solutions, rather than continuing to operate multiple stand-alone systems. As a guideline, your sourcing plan should be a 3- to 4-page outline or summary.
Your sourcing plan should do the following:
List the current technologies being utilized
Describe major issues with that technology
Recommend new technologies to implement as replacements for current technologies
Discuss how the new technologies address the current issues
List additional advantages or value added from the new technologies
Estimate the approximate time frame to implement the technology
Describe any dependencies that the company does not currently have in order to implement
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Define a systems-based perspective in relationship to health inequalities/disparities.
Post a response to the discussion board. In your post, address the following prompts:
Define a systems-based perspective in relationship to health inequalities/disparities.
Describe the potential nursing role in addressing health inequalities/disparities at the system level.
Provide an example from your geographic area about which inequities could most benefit from a systems-based approach.
In your response, identify one aspect of your peers’ explanation of the nurse’s role in addressing health inequalities/disparities at the system level with which you agree and one aspect with which you have a different opinion. Share the aspect with which you agree with your peer and explain why. Then, share the different opinion you have and explain the reason behind your different opinion, using an example.
Use your personal experience, if it’s relevant, to support or debate other students’ posts. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support opinions.
The use of social media has helped us identify suspects within minutes of an image being posted.Describe how criminal justice professionals may use social media
In this discussion, you will explore how criminal justice professionals and offenders are using social media.
As you create your initial post, consider the following quotation from Sgt. Jason Cullum of the Evansville, Indiana, police department:
The use of social media has helped us identify suspects within minutes of an image being posted.Describe how criminal justice professionals may use social media. The thought of being featured on a social media post is very unappealing to criminals and especially our youth who truly understand the viral nature of social media.
Address the following in your initial post:
Describe how offenders may use social media.
Describe how criminal justice professionals may use social media.
Explain why it is important for law enforcement to be present on social media.
Choose at least 3 images to discuss for the week, and in one to two sentences, explain why you chose these images. Was it a personal connection? Did you like something in particular? Or Did you just simply choose them because you felt like it?
Choose at least 3 images to discuss for the week, and in one to two sentences, explain why you chose these images. Was it a personal connection? Did you like something in particular? Or Did you just simply choose them because you felt like it? For your three chosen images, provide a visual analysis (2-5 sentences). Describe what you see. Think about shape, material, color, pigment (if it has any), and texture. Is it an object? A sculpture? A painting. Observe the image, and simply just describe what you see. Then list 3-5 facts about the image. Situate it in its historical context and tell me something we won’t know just by looking at it. Consider questions like who made it? Why was it made? What does it represent? What was its function? What’s the connection between the artist and the object? Stele of Naram- Sin: Code of Hammurabi: Lamassu: Standing Male Worshipper:
Identify the basic components of the information system: hardware, software, data, processes, and people, and how these components are used to support strategic decision making.
Concepts and Applications of Information Technology (IFSM201)
Class Project
Purpose of this Assignment
The Class Project is the most significant assignment in this course, Concepts and Applications of
Information Technology. As such, it accounts for 58% of the course points. This assignment is
comprised of two deliverables; a SWOT Analysis and a Presentation. The SWOT Analysis is due
in Week 4 (worth 33% of course grade), and the Presentation is due in Week 8 (worth 25% of
course grade).
This assignment gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to research, evaluate,
and describe business strategy focused on information technology tools and services. This
assignment specifically addresses the following course outcomes:
Identify the basic components of the information system: hardware, software, data,
processes, and people, and how these components are used to support strategic
decision making.
Apply information technology tools for research, data gathering and information
analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, and communicating information that aligns
with business needs and objectives.
Start Here
The Class Project for this course focuses on the evaluation of a business or organization and
how they might strengthen their operations through technology, including their information
systems. There are two parts to the Class Project; the SWOT Analysis and the Presentation. You
will use the same business/organization for both parts; however, the grade received on the
SWOT Analysis will not affect the grade for the Presentation (they are separate assignments).
Step 1: Choose a Business or Organization
To begin, choose a business or organization that you would like to evaluate it can be where
you work, a school (UMGC), a place of worship, government entity (e.g., DMV, Secretary of
State, courthouse, etc.), or any other type of organization. Since the focus of the analysis will
involve information technology, the best type of organization to choose is one where you can
envision technology playing a key role in improving products, processes, or services.
*From this point on, the instructions focus on the first deliverable, the SWOT Analysis*
Step 2: The SWOT Analysis (due week 4)
Now that you have chosen a business or organization for your Class Project, it is time to
complete the first deliverable the SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a framework for
identifying and analyzing an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats —
SWOT stands for: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat. Commonly used by businesses, this
tool focuses on factors that are important to strategic decision making. These factors include
both internal and external influences on the viability of the organization.
For more explanations on a SWOT Analysis, go to:
YouTube How to Perform a SWOT Analysis
Forbes: What Is A SWOT Analysis?
SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
Refer to the SWOT examples on Heineken and Walt Disney World (below)
You will use a SWOT analysis to help analyze the current health of your organization, and (in
week 8), you will identify possible ways the information technology could be used to make it
stronger.
The SWOT analysis offers a visual way of identifying both the positive attributes of an
organization, and areas that need to be recognized and addressed. Thinking of the organization
you chose, start by filling out a simple table listing its internal strengths and weaknesses, and
external opportunities and threats.
SWOT Table:
Task: List 2-3 Strengths and 2-3 Weaknesses
Strengths and weaknesses are associated with internal resources and experiences and include:
Characteristics of the business that give it an advantage over others in the industry.
Positive tangible and intangible attributes, internal to an organization. ▪ Human
resources – staff, volunteers, board members, target population
Physical resources – location, building, equipment
Financial products/services, other sources of income
Activities and processes programs and processes, online presence
Past experiences – building blocks for learning and success, your reputation in the
community
Task: List 2-3 Opportunities and 2-3 Threats
Opportunities and threats are factors outside of business operations that can contribute to
either the make the organization stronger or be troublesome. The ability of a business to
identify, control, and adapt to these external factors can make it more profitable:
Market expansion
Complacent/aggressive competition
Changing customer needs and tastes
Economic swings
Changing government deregulations
Step 3: Write the SWOT Analysis
Now that you have identified the organization you will analyze and completed a SWOT table
listing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the organization, it is time to
write the analysis paper that will be submitted to your instructor/classroom.
The paper should include all of the following:
1. Title page – the title of paper, company/organization name, your name, course, and
date of submission.
2. Purpose briefly describe what the SWOT methodology is and the
business/organization you are focusing on.
3. SWOT Analysis include a SWOT Analysis table and describe each quadrant
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) for your organization. Each quadrant
should be clearly identified in the analysis and the description should include the
importance of the attributes to the organization.
4. Conclusion synthesize the findings from the SWOT analysis.
5. References – cite at least two resources with APA formatted citation and reference.
Format
Double spaced. Any 11- or 12-point font.
Paper should be approximately 3-4 pages in length, excluding title page and
references.
Cite at least two resources with APA formatted citation and reference. Incorporate at
least two resources correctly; one reference should be from the course materials and
one reference should be external. An external resource is a resource other than those
provided in the class or textbook. Incorporate properly formatted APA citations in the
text of your document for each reference used. Then, place an APA style reference page
at the end of your document.
Consider your audience you are writing in the role of a business analyst and your
audience is upper management of the organization.
Compare your work to the Grading Rubric below to be sure you have met content and
quality criteria.
Submit your paper as a Word or PDF document to the appropriate folder under
Activities and Assessments > Assignments in the classroom.
SWOT Analysis Examples
Read the following: Heineken and Walt Disney World SWOT Analysis
Now, lets take the information from the article and create SWOT tables for Heineken and Walt
Disney World.
SWOT Table Heineken:
SWOT Table Disney World:
Discuss, in your own words, why critical infrastructure protection, security, and resilience are vital to the U.S. public confidence when considering the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being.
Discussion Questions: 1) Discuss, in your own words, why critical infrastructure protection, security, and resilience are vital to the U.S. public confidence when considering the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being.
2) Explain the consequences, as well as the impacts, of aging critical infrastructure failures. Be sure to summarize their ramifications for our nation’s citizens.
3) Identify and explain at least two key legislations, acts, and Presidential actions since 9/11, be sure to include one that occurred in the past five years. Do not write about the USA PATRIOT Act or the USA FREEDOM Act.
1. Critical infrastructure protection is a key part in maintaining the publics confidence in the U.S. National Security apparatus for two key reasons. The first is the simple fact that one of the key things U.S. citizens pay taxes for is the protection of the homeland, one of the primary missions of the Department of Defense (DOD), more specifically U.S. Northern Command who maintains that primary mission. While protecting the homeland also includes deterring, and if necessary, defeating foreign threats it also encompasses protecting vital critical infrastructure from threats both domestic and abroad. The second key reason that maintaining the publics confidence in this effort is important is because that same critical infrastructure that needs to be protected and resilient enables each citizen to carry on with their day to day lives. Whether it is running water, electricity, or interstates, all of these are critical infrastructure that if destroyed or degraded would have far reaching impacts on citizens across the country.
The consequences of aging critical infrastructure have the same impacts on individual citizens as is described above. While there are threats to critical infrastructure that originate from malicious actors, the maintenance of critical infrastructure can be just as serious of a problem. The impact of a decaying roadway, water pipes, or hydroelectric dam is just as serious as that of a terrorist attack on any of these entities. The only difference is that the cause of this is entirely on the United States itself, and blame can not be placed on some external entity.
In the wake of 9/11, there was a series of laws and executive actions put into place to better protect the homeland and address some shortfalls in national security at the time. One of these was Executive Order 13231, put into place on 16 October 2001. Titled, Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age this executive order directed the federal government to take appropriate action to identify and address vulnerabilities in information systems that would impact critical infrastructure. This ranged from the digital control switches for power grids, to the air traffic control systems that had become reliant on computers and the internet. Since 2001, the reliance on information systems has increased significantly, which also caused a sharp uptick in cyber vulnerabilities to these systems. This led to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 (Public Law Number: 115-278) which amended the homeland security act of 2002 and established the aforementioned agency. This law took elements of the DHS and formally established it as an independent agency whose sole focus is to lead all cybersecurity and critical infrastructure security programs.
2. A critical infrastructure can be described as a virtual or physical asset or system vital to the US that if suffered disability or destruction would have a devastating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any mixture of those elements (NIST, n.d.). This list includes but is not limited to the transportation system, water and wastewater management, energy sources, and national cyber-security. These lifeline functions are vital to every US citizens everyday life. We count on the reliability of these systems to function and complete our own personal and business objectives. Protecting, maintaining, and providing uninterrupted service of these systems is vital to public confidence. An example of this can be found in 2017 when the Election Infrastructure became a subsector of the Government Facilities sector supporting a free and fair democracy a foundation of the American way of life (Harrell & Sales, 2019). The partnerships built between the government and the private and public sectors are what maintain public confidence in the US critical infrastructure (Harrell & Sales, 2019).
An aging infrastructure does not only affect one sector of the framework of the American backbone. Each sector feeds off one another. For example, if the transportation sector is disrupted, the price of goods (the agriculture sector) may increase or even experience a slight influence. In turn, this can cause a strain on the US economic structure. In addition, an aging infrastructure has several consequences for US citizens. Not only does it impede our everyday activities, but it can possibly deteriorate, succumb to failure, and affect the health and well-being of us all. A decline in communication between friends and family can cause a decline in mental health of individuals. Without the publics confidence in the infrastructure, the possibility of civil unrest and economic turmoil may increase. This economic turmoil may lead to higher consumer prices, water usage restrictions, and/or power outages across the nation. With all this uncertainty, the call for leadership and government change increases due to the publics uncertainty and frustration (Little, 2012; p.7).
On November 5, 2021, congress entered legislation (US Code Chapter 53, Title 49) for the funding of programs for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, this program authorizes close to $108 billion for service transportation programs and other FTA programs. The focus of the legislation entails safety oversight programs, modernization of current infrastructure, addressing greener methods of transportation, and increasing the accessibility of transit service for more Americans (FTA, 2023).
In 2018, then President Donald Trump signed into legislation Americas Water Infrastructure Act. This act supports Americas competitive by increasing storage, protection from flood waters, deepening ports of interest, and maintaining the stability of inland waterways. The legislation further calls for an increase in local and stakeholder input while decreasing the red tape that has been experienced before (EPW, n.d
Discuss how the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) can be seen or viewed as a crisis in society today.
Combine chapters 5 and 6 into your discussion. Discuss how the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) can be seen or viewed as a crisis in society today. nitial needs at lease 2 paragraphs, 2 professional citing in your discussion post and 1 when you reply to someone.LatoryaFear of Missing Out (FOMO) refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, better opportunities, more experiences, or simply living better lives. According to the text, this is not something new, but it has increased over time with the aid of social media and reality television. It is no secret that the younger generations spend a lot of time on the internet basically in other people’s business. Most of the time when people post on social media they are posting the highlights of their life. We don’t know what they had to do or the path they had to take to get there and we also don’t know what they are truly going through.However, it is hard for others to realize that it is just a highlight, and that is when comparison kicks in and those feelings begin to internalize. Comparing your life with other people’s lives on the internet can cause a great deal of loneliness, anxiety, depression, envy, and low self-esteem. All of which can be detrimental to your mental health. When those feelings arise it can cause some serious damage. It can even cause suicidal ideations, attempts, and even death by suicide. FOMO is definitely a crisis in our society today.MorganThe Fear of Missing Out can be seen as a crisis in the world today because of the need to be seen, included, and in the know. According to Kanel (2019), “FOMO is a feeling of anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere” (p.94). Technology has given people instant gratification and has created a society where people need to know what is going on. In addition, people need to be seen and felt like they are important based off of the number of likes and comments they get from their posts. According to Zhang and Mao (2023), “the phenomenon of fear of missing out (FOMO) has received increasing scientific attention because of the strong motivation to know the movements of others and frequent checking of mobile phones”. This level of instant gratification causes panic in people who may not have received an invitation to a event or got the praise they thought they deserved. The level of anxiety this causes can be alarming to someone who may been in a crisis state or have the tendency to have anxious thoughts. In addition to anxiety, FOMO can lead to depression, decreased subjective well-being, and harmful social comparisons (Zhang & Mao, 2023).One way to combat the fear of missing out would be to introduce coping skills. The person in the crisis will need to first calm down and breathe. Second, the person would need to reflect on their behavior and their goals. One example that comes to mind is students who get in trouble for using their phones in class. At my school, students have to put their phones in a container when they enter the classroom to eliminate distractions. Many students have trouble with this and it is a fighting battle to get them to complete this task daily. The students who struggle with this task are constantly in a state of crisis. In the past, students have brought “burner phones” to put in the container so they can keep theirs without anyone knowing. This is problematic because students should be able to attend class without checking social media.
Explore Lean and Six Sigma concepts applied to health care for process and performance improvement.
Overview
In this formative activity you will explore Lean and Six Sigma concepts applied to health care for process and performance improvement. Consider how Lean and Six Sigma could be applied to improve health care economics and the application of health care financial and funding models. You will write a paper to summarize the concepts of Lean and Six Sigma and the application of Lean and Six Sigma in a selected case study.
Preparation
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Observe and create field notes for the third Walden Scholar of Change video.
SCHOLAR OF CHANGE VIDEO #3
For this week, you will observe and create field notes for the third Walden Scholar of Change video. These field notes will inform your Major Assignment 2: The Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data, which is due in Week 10.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review the Video Field Notes Guide in the Learning Resources for this week and use this guide to help you create your field notes for your video observation.
· Review the Scholar of Change Video #3 found in the Learning Resources for this week.
Note: You will have to view this video several times.
For this Assignment:
· Download the transcript of the video found in the My Media Player for the video and save it to the Video Transcripts folder you created. Label the transcript clearly based on the name of the video.
· Observe the Walden Scholar of Change Video #3 and use the Video Field Notes Guide to take field notes.
· Save your notes in your Video Transcripts folder with a name that clearly connects the transcript to your notes for this video.
RESOURCES
Document:
Video Field Notes Guide (Word document)
Download Video Field Notes Guide (Word document)
Use this guide to help you as you take notes for your Scholar of Change video.
Required Media
· Yale University. (2015, June 23).
Fundamentals of qualitative research methods: Developing a qualitative research question (Module 2) [
Links to an external site.
Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0HxMpJsm0I
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 12 minutes.
As you review this video, focus on how you will develop a good research question for your Major Assignment 1.
· Walden University, LLC. (Producer). (2010). Doctoral research: Ensuring quality in qualitative research [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.
In this media program, qualitative research expert Dr. Laura Lynn talks about the issue of researcher bias in the interview process.
SCHOLAR OF CHANGE VIDEO #3
· Anner, J. (2015). John Anner, PhD student in public policy and administration [Video file].
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
In this media program, John Anner describes how he is using his Walden education to help NGOs build capacity and create solutions that address some of the worlds most-pressing problemsnot only on a case-by-case basis but also on a global scale. As you observe, take notes using the Video Field Notes Guide.
Think about this scenario: Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon are kindergarten teachers in the same inner-city school district. The children in their classrooms are mostly African American and Latino. Both teachers are very dedicated to their profession. They have created classroom settings that demonstrate their philosophy and theory about what they believe early childhood education should be. Mr. Migel has designed his room with content area centers, such as science, social studies, art, dramatic play, block play, and music. Each center reflects a theme the children are studying. For example, the children are studying spring, and there are plants in the science corner; recordings about spring in the music center; and books about plants, bugs, and new baby animals in the library corner. A zoo has been designed in the block center where baby gerbils have just been born, and a live hen is sitting on her eggs. There is a place for children to buy tickets to the zoo, there are signs on the real and play animal cages, and children receive play receipts for money spent. In the morning when they arrive at school, the children and Mr. Migel sing songs about spring, talk about spring, and discuss what they are going to do in school. The children spend a good portion of the day working with one another and with manipulative materials. Often there is a lot of noise, and sometimes children are not productively engaged. Mr. Migel has no formal lessons for reading and writing. When children want to look at books, they can. If the children decide to write a story, there are materials for them to use, and Mr. Migel is kind, supportive, warm, and caring. He believes that building a positive attitude about school and themselves is the most important part of the childrens kindergarten experience. He emphasizes social, emotional, and physical development. He also believes that the children will learn reading and writing as a result of their exposure to books and print in a spontaneous way, and that formal lessons in this area are inappropriate and unnecessary. Mrs. Colons classroom is different from Mr. Migels. She, too, cares a great deal about the children. She is warm, kind, and supportive. She has organized the tables so that there is a definitive front of the room for her to carry out lessons. She feels that the children need to learn school behavior and be ready for first grade. According to Mrs. Colon, many of these children know almost nothing about reading and writing because their parents rarely work with them. She believes that they need to know the alphabet and need to be able to match sounds to their correct symbols as an aid to early literacy. She teaches a letter of the alphabet a week, and children use worksheets to reinforce what they have learned. The writing that takes place is mostly for the development of fine motor control to help the children learn to formulate letters, which they practice. Mrs. Colons classroom is orderly, quiet, and organized, with specific objectives to be accomplished. Children do have the opportunity to play in her room, but she views this not as a time to learn, but as a time to relax after they have done their work. The reading specialist in the district is worried about both Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon. She likes some of the things that both of them do but feels that each is lacking some important classroom strategies. 1.What theorists do Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon embrace, based on the descriptions of their classrooms? 2.If you feel strongly that one teacher provides kindergarten instruction as it should be, support your premise with the appropriate theory.
Think about this scenario:
Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon are kindergarten teachers in the same inner-city school district. The children in their classrooms are mostly African American and Latino. Both teachers are very dedicated to their profession. They have created classroom settings that demonstrate their philosophy and theory about what they believe early childhood education should be.
Mr. Migel has designed his room with content area centers, such as science, social studies, art, dramatic play, block play, and music. Each center reflects a theme the children are studying. For example, the children are studying spring, and there are plants in the science corner; recordings about spring in the music center; and books about plants, bugs, and new baby animals in the library corner. A zoo has been designed in the block center where baby gerbils have just been born, and a live hen is sitting on her eggs. There is a place for children to buy tickets to the zoo, there are signs on the real and play animal cages, and children receive play receipts for money spent.
In the morning when they arrive at school, the children and Mr. Migel sing songs about spring, talk about spring, and discuss what they are going to do in school. The children spend a good portion of the day working with one another and with manipulative materials. Often there is a lot of noise, and sometimes children are not productively engaged. Mr. Migel has no formal lessons for reading and writing. When children want to look at books, they can. If the children decide to write a story, there are materials for them to use, and Mr. Migel is kind, supportive, warm, and caring. He believes that building a positive attitude about school and themselves is the most important part of the childrens kindergarten experience. He emphasizes social, emotional, and physical development. He also believes that the children will learn reading and writing as a result of their exposure to books and print in a spontaneous way, and that formal lessons in this area are inappropriate and unnecessary.
Mrs. Colons classroom is different from Mr. Migels. She, too, cares a great deal about the children. She is warm, kind, and supportive. She has organized the tables so that there is a definitive front of the room for her to carry out lessons. She feels that the children need to learn school behavior and be ready for first grade. According to Mrs. Colon, many of these children know almost nothing about reading and writing because their parents rarely work with them. She believes that they need to know the alphabet and need to be able to match sounds to their correct symbols as an aid to early literacy. She teaches a letter of the alphabet a week, and children use worksheets to reinforce what they have learned. The writing that takes place is mostly for the development of fine motor control to help the children learn to formulate letters, which they practice. Mrs. Colons classroom is orderly, quiet, and organized, with specific objectives to be accomplished. Children do have the opportunity to play in her room, but she views this not as a time to learn, but as a time to relax after they have done their work. The reading specialist in the district is worried about both Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon. She likes some of the things that both of them do but feels that each is lacking some important classroom strategies.
1.What theorists do Mr. Migel and Mrs. Colon embrace, based on the descriptions of their classrooms?
2.If you feel strongly that one teacher provides kindergarten instruction as it should be, support your premise with the appropriate theory.
3.Could each classroom be improved? If so, how?
