In Piagets theory, what do the words schema, accommodation and assimilation mean in your own words? Describe examples of assimilation and accommodation that an infant might display.
In Piagets theory, what do the words schema, accommodation and assimilation mean in your own words? Describe examples of assimilation and accommodation that an infant might display. Bring the concepts to life with your examples. Which concept is more important in infancy assimilation or accommodation? Make your case.
Review the Lavis et al. article on preparing and writing policy briefs provided in the Learning Resources. Select one of the recommendations within the IOM The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations to focus on for this assignment. Research the history of the problem behind the recommendation and what has been done to try to solve the problem
Health Policy Proposal Analysis (Policy Brief)
Review the Lavis et al. article on preparing and writing policy briefs provided in the Learning Resources.
Select one of the recommendations within the IOM The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health: Report Recommendations to focus on for this assignment.
Research the history of the problem behind the recommendation and what has been done to try to solve the problem.
What does the recommendation say should be done? Are there any groups, nursing and others, currently supporting work to implement the recommendation ? Does the recommendation suggest specific groups that should be involved in the implementation? Think critically about how the recommendation should be implemented did the IOM get it right?
Develop a scholarly and professionally written 2 page single-spaced policy brief on the recommendation you selected from the IOM report following the format presented in the Lavis et al. article. Include the following:
Short introduction with statement of the problem.
The selected recommendation
Background
Current characteristics
The impact of the recommendation from the perspective of consumers, nurses, other health professionals, and additional stakeholders
Current solutions
Current status in the health policy arena
Final conclusions
Resources used to create the policy brief
How has the level of trust in the Media changed over the past 50 years as technology and the social struction of the American people has changed? What is the current state of trust in the media? Has the definition of a Fact changed in recent years?
Free Press Origins, Trust in Media, & Sources
Watch Frontline: News War: Part 3 Whats Happening to The News https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-news-war-whats-happening-news/
Watch the short video created by The Pew Center For Social Research
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media?(https://www.pewresearch.org/2022/01/05/trust-in-america-do-americans-trust-the-news-media/)
Then read the Opinion piece published on the erosion of trust in American Media from the Heritage Foundation available here
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/2021-media-did-more-erode-trust-repair-it
Based on your viewing and reading, answer the following:
American Trust in Media
How has the level of trust in the Media changed over the past 50 years as technology and the social struction of the American people has changed?
What is the current state of trust in the media?
Has the definition of a Fact changed in recent years?
How has media truts influenced the following issues impacting Americans today
The Covid-19 Pandemic
The attack/protest on the US Capitol one year ago on January 6th 2021
The role of Race and Americas History of Dealing with Race in education
The job that Police Forces are doing in America
Should Americans be permitted to freely own and carry guns.
Briefly and concisely, address these questions in an essay of 275 words. Attribute all sources in some formal mechanism such as footnoes, endnotes or a Works Cited list
Using any or all of these skills, provide a persuasive argument to your manager (the instructor) why you should be given a pay raise.
Negotiation tactics and characteristics of a supply management professional that are helpful when negotiating.
Using any or all of these skills, provide a persuasive argument to your manager (the instructor) why you should be given a pay raise.
Be prepared to respond to your managers objections.
Guided Response: Your initial post should contain at least 150 words.
Provide all-embracing narrative of your impression relative to chain-link fences on mid-level corporation. Explain why your strategic plan will not support major organization chain-link fence system
Chain link fences are strong, resilient, extremely durable, and entrenched with psychological deterrence against intruders. It is worth indicating that chain-link fence is cost-effective measures to protect organization facilities.
Provide all-embracing narrative of your impression relative to chain-link fences on mid-level corporation.
Explain why your strategic plan will not support major organization chain-link fence system
Investigate the declining trust in the health care system from an ethical and moral position. You may use the four principles plus attention to scope model of Beauchamp and Childress to address this, or any other ethical model that you choose
Declining Trust in the Health Care System (The Trust Crisis)
Health reform is mired in the morass of multitiered payment systems and multiple modes of access, limited by the ability to seek and to pay. Increasingly, patients are interacting with multiple entities within the system, causing more and more confusion on the part of the patient. According to recent research, patients trust in the system, providers, and insurers continues to decline. This may result in a decline in individual health and an increase in costs for health care.
Investigate the declining trust in the health care system from an ethical and moral position. You may use the four principles plus attention to scope model of Beauchamp and Childress to address this, or any other ethical model that you choose.
State what model you will use to investigate this issue.
Identify 2 or more legal issues contributing to this problem.
Identify 2 or more economic and financial issues contributing to this problem.
Analyze the impact of various issues that are contributing to this problem, and rank them in order order from greatest to least impact.
Propose at least 1 modification that would increase trust in the health care system with rationale.
What does biblical leadership look like?
What does biblical leadership look like? Choose one King from the Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Kings text. Which leadership style do you see reflected in the narrative, and why? Did your selected Kings leadership reflect Gods character and/or honor Gods command, and why?
Please answer question in a minimum of 750 words and integrate at least 3 cited sources (Scholarly/Peer reviewed) according to APA standards.
How might potential reactions to an adolescents questioning of their sexual identity, or gender role, impact their social environment, behavior and self-esteem? As social workers, what role can we play in assuring the best outcomes for these adolescents?
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Think about the moment in which you became aware of your sexual orientation. Do you recall making a conscious choice to be gay or straight? Some believe that gender identity and sexual expression is a choice, or more likely, that people choose to be gay. The counter to that belief is that one does not choose his or her sexual orientation; it simply is. This week you consider how peoples reactions to someones gender identity or sexual orientation impacts his or her environment and experience. When adolescents question their sexual orientation or gender identity, they encounter various reactions from individuals in their environment. For this Discussion, consider how peoples reactions to someones gender identity or sexual orientation may impact his or her environment and experience. Answer to the following questions: How might potential reactions to an adolescents questioning of their sexual identity, or gender role, impact their social environment, behavior and self-esteem? As social workers, what role can we play in assuring the best outcomes for these adolescents? References (use at least 2) Bos, H. M. W., Sanfort, T. G. M., de Bruyn, E. H., & Hakvoort, E. M. (2008). Same-sex attraction, social relationships, psychsocial functioning, and school performance in early adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 44(1), 5968.
prepare a report suggesting the best strategic direction for the firm to grow into another market, and to develop strategies that will help them to create a competitive advantage and achieve their strategic objectives. You need to consider effectively scanning both the internal and external environment in the case study to strengthen its current position in the given Market?
Details of Assessment
You are the newly appointed strategic consultant with JD Sports PLC a UK based retailer of
fashionable branded sports and casual wear. The board of directors in UK has decided to expand the
business in Real Estate Market in the UK. Therefore, you are instructed to prepare a report
suggesting the best strategic direction for the firm to grow into another market, and to develop
strategies that will help them to create a competitive advantage and achieve their strategic objectives.
You need to consider effectively scanning both the internal and external environment for JD Sports in
order to help the business to explore new opportunities in the Real Estate Market.
Company Background
Established in the year 1983 by John Wardle and David Makin, JD Sports has long been established
as the leading UK specialist retailer of fashionable branded, sports and casual wear. What started as a
single shop in Bury, England has now expanded across the UK, and by 1996, JD Sports has opened a
total of 56 stores. By 2011, JD Sports has dominated most of the EU, primarily in Germany, Ireland,
France, Netherlands and Spain, with Denmark and Sweden to follow suit. At this moment in time, JD
Sports was already regarded as the most innovative visual merchandiser of sportswear with the best
and most exclusive stylish range.
Fast forward to 2016, JD Sports officially launched its first store in Asia, right here in Malaysia. In
November, JD Sports opened its first flagship store in Pavilion Elite, Kuala Lumpur, and its third store
in Asia in Sunway Velocity, Cheras. Nevertheless, JD Sports looks forward to diversify their business
into Real Estate Market in the days to come.
However, for better understanding of the organisation you are required to research the given
organisation including its challenges and strategic management approach to expand in into
this new market.
Applying the knowledge of relevant strategic management frameworks, you need to
Carry out the external analysis
Address the internal analysis
Identify key issues, evaluate alternatives and make conclusions based on thorough analysis
You should make appropriate strategic management recommendations for the given
organisation in todays business environment.
All these must be completed by accessing, selecting and utilising a variety of business
information sources.
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Assessment Task Details
Your individual strategic management report will need to identify the internal and external
opportunities and threats facing the organisation (s) given in the case study, and utilize
appropriate frameworks that inform the development of strategic options and
recommendations for the organisation(s) in terms of future strategic directions and methods
of expansion into new market.
The report should therefore be comprised of areas for consideration that address the
following questions:
1. Appraise the current strategic positioning of the given organisation. (LO1, LO2, LO3
andLO5)
The following will need to be carried out to address this question:
Under take a critically evaluated strategic audit, using appropriate models and frameworks,
of the firms existing strategy in relation to its ability to exploit new global opportunities to
create a more competitive advantage
In order to prepare report for the board of directors you are required to scan Micro and Macro
environment of the company where it operates.
This will need to include an critical assessment of the external MACRO environment (using
the PEST or PESTEL framework); external MICRO environment (using Porters 5 Force
framework) and internal analysis of the organisation (applying Jay Barneys VRIO or Michael
Porters Value Chain Analysis) to identify opportunities and threats in both these external
and internal environmental layers.
2. What strategic recommendations can you propose for the organisation(s) given
in the case study to strengthen its current position in the given Market?
(LO4,LO6)
The following will need to be carried out to address this question:
Your report must include an analysis and evaluation of organisation competitive strategies in
a critical and informed way. Evaluating best alternatives and make possible recommendation
and conclusions based on thorough analysis and consideration of their future competitive
strategies, applying either Porters Generic Strategies of Competition framework or Bowman
and Faulkners Strategy Clock.
Your final strategic management report should contain:
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction (Company & industry background, key challenges faced by the selected
company)
3. External environmental analysis for identifying opportunities and threats: Macro
(PEST or PESTEL) & Micro (5 Forces Framework for analysing industry structure
and the nature of competition)
4. Internal environmental analysis for identifying strengths and weaknesses: VRIO or
3
value chain analysis
5. Identification of Competitive Strategies (Bowmans Clock or Porters Generic Strategies)
6. Strategic directions (Markets, Products, Services) & methods of expansion
7. Conclusion and Recommendations
*** In-text citations and list of references using Harvard Referencing.
What is the research topic that you developed? How does this topic connect to your specialization, your profession, or your degree goals?
1. I need to develop a research topic. I want to study obesity in special need students and physical activity. The template has been provided to fill in.
2. I need to create a research matrix with the sources used. The template has been provided for you. The first two is just an example for your references.
3. Please use professional research journal articles and books in the last 8 years. Identify the search terms and databases used.
4. The topic I am interested connects with my specialization because I want to coach/teach physical education to high school students.
5. I created a (LSQ): What does the literature of psychology tell us about physical activity and children obesity in special need students?
6. Please answer the first two questions below.
*Not sure if the LSQ is correct but please correct it if changes are necessary for a more direct professional LSQ.
Read the discussion participation scoring guide to learn how the instructor will evaluate your discussion participation throughout this course. After reviewing the resources in this week’s What You Need to Know study, and completing the Developing a Research Topic Template [DOCX] along with the research matrix, answer the following questions in your post:
What is the research topic that you developed? How does this topic connect to your specialization, your profession, or your degree goals?
What is the literature search question (LSQ) that guided your literature search? Identify the search terms and databases used to conduct the literature search.
Attach your research topic template and research matrix or literature map to your post.
