Is it wrong for Kendahl to take part in this activity as long as it does not overstate the actual costs it incurs?
Scenario: Kendahl Plastics Corporation contracts with NASA to manufacture component parts used in communications satellites. NASA reimburses Kendahl on the basis of the actual manufacturing costs it incurs, plus a fixed percentage. Prior to being awarded a contract, Kendahl must submit a bid that details the estimated costs associated with each project. An examination of Kendahl’s job cost sheets reveals that actual costs consistently exceed cost estimates quoted during the bidding process. As a consequence, NASA ends up paying considerably more than the bids Kendahl submits. A Kendahl representative was recently quoted as saying, “We really aren’t overcharging NASA for the work that we do. The actual costs shown on our job cost sheets seem high only because we are forced to understate our bid estimates in order to be awarded contracts. It’s a common practice, and everybody does it. The truth of the matter is companies that quote realistic bid prices are not awarded contracts.” Let us assume that it is common practice to purposely underestimate bids in order to win NASA contracts: Initial Post – As an employee, write an internal memo to your manager addressing the following: Is it wrong for Kendahl to take part in this activity as long as it does not overstate the actual costs it incurs? If you were part of Kendahl, would you have personally have issues using this bidding practice? Research and cite common ethical bidding practices. What other bidding practices have your read about that you would be ok with using, even though they may be unethical or push the boundaries of being ethical.
What would spirituality be according to your own worldview? How do you believe that your conception of spirituality would influence the way in which you care for patients?
What would spirituality be according to your own worldview? How do you believe that your conception of spirituality would influence the way in which you care for patients?
Identify a cardiac or respiratory issue and outline the key steps necessary to include for prevention and health promotion
Identify a cardiac or respiratory issue and outline the key steps necessary to include for prevention and health promotion.
After reading the malpractice article discuss how this article relates nursing malpractice to the nursing Standards of Practice.
Answer the following questions:
Compare and contrast the current Scope and Standards (2015) with the 2010 version, in particular the Standards of Practice and the Standards of Performance for the 2015 edition and for the 2010 edition found in the 2015 version in Appendix A Highlight a few changes and discuss your evaluation of the changes made – do you agree or disagree with them. Which version of the Standards do you prefer?
Comment on the competencies listed under Standard 11 of the 2015 version. Did you know that participating in a professional organization was included in one of the standards of your profession? Comment on any of the competencies that you were surprised to find in any of the standards.
Describe the legislative purpose and intent of F.S. 464 (AKA the Nurse Practice Act), F.S. 456, and F.A.C. 64 B9. Identify specific laws and rules related to the practice of nursing and nursing assisting.
Identify and comment on one section of F.A.C. 64-B9. Discuss how any of the concerns or solutions set forth in the articles impact the nurse’s ability to competently comply with any of the Standards of Practice or Performance.
Are any of these standards/rules/laws in conflict with your own values? Do you see a potential for conflict?
After reading the malpractice article discuss how this article relates nursing malpractice to the nursing Standards of Practice.
F.S. 464 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0464/0464PartIContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2016&Title=-%3E2016-%3EChapter%20464-%3EPart%20I
F.S. 45 http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0456/0456ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2016&Title=-%3E2016-%3EChapter%20456
F.A.C. 64-B9 https://www.flrules.org/gateway/Organization.asp?OrgNo=64B9
Provided the PDF for questions 1,2, and 6 below. Also provided the links for questions 3 and 4.
APA format, no plargiarism.
Identify two ways of eliminating dust as a health hazard.
Identify two ways of eliminating dust as a health hazard.
List three ways of minimizing the toxic and flammable hazards involved in using solvents.
Which of the following presents a fire and explosion hazard in dust-collecting systems?
What three of the aspects that should be included in the safety and health program for foundry workers?
Prolonged contact with oil, grease, acids, alkalis, and dirt can produce _______________________
The need for controlling ventilation in foundries is determined by what three factors?
What hazard is sometimes generated when charging and blasting takes place in cupolas?
To eliminate a carbon monoxide explosion hazard, supply adequate natural or mechanicalin back of the cupola, and open two or more tuyeres after the blowers are shut down.
What is the principal danger in handling refractory clay crucibles?
List four hazards in the construction and operation of core ovens and mold-drying ovens.
Which of the following is usually considered adequate for ovens under 500 ft3 (14,000 L) in volume?
Describe four safeguards that should be provided when grinding magnesium.
To help prevent fires in areas where welding operations are conducted, spread sand on the floor to a depth of
What are the differences between the conventional cold-stamping press and the forging press?
Identify the most widely used nondestructive testing method for forgings.
a. aluminum
b. antimony
c. beryllium
d. phosphorus
e. all of the above
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a. forced-draft ventilation
b. no ventilation
c. natural-draft ventilation
a. 1 in. (2.5 cm).
b. 1.5 in. (3.75 cm).
c. 2 in. (5 cm).
d. 3 in. (7.5 cm).
Identify the key features of the Affordable Care Act in the United States as well as the key features of healthcare proposals or systems in one other country.
In this assignment, you will explore the ethical issues present in the healthcare system.Research the ethical issues of reforming the healthcare systems in the United States and at least one other country using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet.Respond to the following:• Does the government have an ethical obligation to provide some form of healthcare for its citizens?• Identify the key features of the Affordable Care Act in the United States as well as the key features of healthcare proposals or systems in one other country.o In what ways do these features reflect a continuation of the existing system?o In what ways would they represent a significant overhaul?Write your initial response a minimum of 200–300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
Provide at least two (2) specific examples of CEM framework that apply within a health care organization with which you are familiar.
Examine the potential mutual benefits that are afforded to health care organizations and their respective customer populations when health care organizations design and manage all-encompassing customer experiences. Provide an example of such potential mutual benefits to support your rationale.Appraise the value of the innovation guidance for the assembly and management of customer experiences provided by Bernd Schmitt’s CEM framework. Provide at least two (2) specific examples of CEM framework that apply within a health care organization with which you are familiar.
Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers. Do you agree or disagree?
ANSWER ANY TWO (2) OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) QUESTIONS. EACH QUESTION IS WORTH TWENTY (20) POINTS, FOR A TOTAL OF FORTY (40) POINTS.
THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION MUST BE BETWEEN 800 AND 1,000 WORDS. PLEASE SHARE YOUR WORD COUNT AFTER EACH QUESTION. THE WORD COUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY REFERENCES, TABLES, OR CHARTS YOU MAY CHOOSE TO INCLUDE.
There is no right or wrong answer to a question. Your answers will be judged based on the quality of your analysis and reasoning, not whether you agree or disagree with the propositions in the questions. A high-quality answer will focus on concepts, arguments, and evidence (whether qualitative, quantitative, or both), and not on merely stating opinions that fail to be backed up by analysis. A high-quality answer will refer not only to the lecture videos but one or more of the suggested readings and/or additional references your own research turns up. Refer to the exam writing tips shared previously by the announcement.
Free trade with poor countries is often blamed for the rise in wage inequality in the rich countries, but the real culprit is technological change that is biased in favor of skilled workers. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Jagdish Bhagwati has argued that democracy provides a necessary “safety value”; for public discontent that an authoritarian system does not, thereby making democracy a better option for developing countries.; Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Sam Peltzman showed that the potentially beneficial effects of well-intentioned government policy can be “offset”; by a behavioral response of the public, that, in the end, may nullify any beneficial effects and lead to no benefit or even make matters worse. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Most developing countries emerging out of colonization opted for inward-looking and state-led development models. On balance, these models failed to achieve their goals and it is good that they were replaced by outward-looking and market-led approaches thereafter. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss critically.
Why do school shootings resemble each other so much? (i.e., they seem ordered)
Read the New Yorker article by Malcolm Gladwell on school shootings.
Link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/thresholds-of-violence
Then write a short memo (graded) of about 200-350 words. You should provide a brief account of the main argument(s) of the article, plus think and write about how the topic discussed speaks to some or all of these topics:
How is a school shooting socially constructed?
Why do school shootings resemble each other so much? (i.e., they seem ordered)
How much agency do individual shooters exercise?
Why does nothing much change over time, in terms of policy-making?
What could we do to remedy this social problem?
Just to be clear, your essay will be submitted through the “Assignments” function in Canvas in a text-entry box. Don’t send it to your instructor as an attachment, and don’t try to upload a Word document. You might find it useful, though, to write your draft in Word and then copy and paste your memo into Assignments.
Does the anomaly of soccer present a challenge for Markovits-Rensmanns theory? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not.
Please use the article I attached to answer this question: Does the anomaly of soccer present a challenge for Markovits-Rensmanns theory? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not.
We have considered a number of theories, including one from Markovits -Rensmann (M&R), that the institution of sport is not gender-neutral. Rather, sport is constructed in ways that favor men over women, culturally.
In the U.S., American football* is extremely popular. By comparison, soccer in the U.S. is growing in popularity, but it has historically not been popular, and even today is only the fifth-most popular spectator sport after football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey. Participation in football is almost exclusively by men. However, in soccer, while participation by men is high, womens participation at the collegiate level and above is even greater.
Does the anomaly of soccer present a challenge for Markovits-Rensmanns theory? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not.
IMPORTANT RULES:
Use normal-spaced margins and normal-sized fonts. (Are there college assignments that specify otherwise?)
You are encouraged to compose responses that read as if you were speaking the words out loudi.e., and not in an overly formalistic style. The latter in my experience leads to writing that is less intelligible, not more. It is your responsibility to communicate an accurate response, not the readers responsibility to extract a correct response from your submission.
The ideal response should reflect a synthetic understanding of the material, in your own words. If your reference to a reading is in the context of an otherwise synthetic response on your part, I am fine with there being no citation. Ritualistic citations to the readings are unnecessary, particularly if they do not substantively contribute to the response.
Quotations and paraphrasings of readings should be kept to a minimum, or omitted entirely. Where you do feel compelled to quote or paraphrase from a reading, an appropriate reference in whatever your convention of choice is, is absolutely in order. But, this exam is not an exercise in citation/bibliographic form and demonstrating expertise here is not a good strategy for getting a good score.
